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February's Heart Awareness Month
February 17, 2016 — February is Heart Awareness month - a time to draw attention to the prevention of heart disease and promote the activities designed to combat it. According to information from the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one in every four people dies of heart disease each year.In an attempt to bring awareness to the Joint Base Andrews population,... MORE

February is American Heart Awareness month, which brings
awareness to the prevention of heart disease and promote activities designed
to combat it. Greg Williams, a U.S. Army veteran and certified personal
fitness trainer, teaches a kickboxing class to members from the 779th MDG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Makeda Knott/released)

DCPS teachers train with USAF Band
February 16, 2016 — Seven members from the U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note jazz ensemble participated in a District of Columbia Public School professional development class with local music teachers at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2016.The training was part of the band's Advancing Innovation through Music outreach. AIM helps... MORE

Members of the U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note performed during a District of Columba Public Schools’ professional development event held at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2016. The Airmen of Note jazz ensemble frequently performs at local schools to help inspire the teachers and students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier/RELEASED)

Military Saves Week helps Airmen keep the change
February 11, 2016 — The Military and Family Support Center will offer a variety of financial education workshops February 22 -26 in support of Military Saves Week 2016.Since 2003, Military Saves Week has served as an annual DOD Financial Readiness Campaign, which seeks to persuade, motivate, and encourage military families to save money. Military Saves encourages all... MORE

Ken Bitter, Military Family Life Counselor personal finance counselor, briefs Airmen during a Military Saves Week 2016 class at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 23, 2016. Military Saves Week has served as an annual Department of Defense Financial Readiness Campaign, which seeks to persuade, motivate, and encourage military families to save money. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

AF implements new DOD-wide changes to maternity leave
February 10, 2016 — Beginning Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.This new policy applies to all Airmen in the active-duty component,... MORE

James applauds DOD Force of the Future initiatives
February 8, 2016 — Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James declared her support of department-wide reforms focused on improving quality of life for military parents, following Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Jan. 28 announcement on the next round of Force of the Future initiatives."I applaud Secretary Carter and welcome these announcements as a positive step forward for... MORE

Click the Purple Globe
February 5, 2016 — Command Post advises all military and civilian personnel to update their contact information in the Installation Warning Systems commonly referred to as AtHoc.With the push of a button, notifications can be sent to the entire base population through texts, calls, computer desktop alerts, potentially providing critical and timely lifesaving... MORE

The AtHoc network warning system is another way for base personnel to receive information. AtHoc is the purple icon in the lower right-hand corner of your desktop computer. (Courtesy photo)

Healthy Smiles
February 5, 2016 — February is National Children's Dental Health Month and is a time to increase the awareness levels to children and their parents regarding the importance of maintaining oral health and wellness. MORE

During a National Children's Dental Health Month event at the Child Development Center, members from the 779th Dental Squadron spoke with children about proper brushing techniques, effects of too much sugar and healthy foods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

Honoring Heritage
January 29, 2016 — Only after enduring hours, days and months of high-intensity training with M1 Garand rifles, marching until the movements become second nature and exemplifying the Core Values, can Airmen be part of one of the most elite units the United States Air Force has to offer.The United States Air Force Honor Guard's mission is and always has been to... MORE

Members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard drill team spin their M1 Garand rifles at Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, Fla. Jan. 21, 2016. The Drill Team performed in front of hundreds of students and afterward held a training session with the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

New commander takes reins of 459 ARW
January 15, 2016 — The 459th Air Refueling Wing welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony held in Hangar 10, here Jan. 10, 2016.Major Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., commander, 4th Air Force, was the presiding officer of the ceremony in which Col. David A. Owens Jr., assumed command of the 459 ARW."I can't think of a more qualified officer, aviator and... MORE

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr. (left), 4th Air Force commander, passes the 459th Air Refueling Wing guidon to Col. David A. Owens (right) during the change of command ceremony here Jan. 10. Owens took command of the 459 ARW from Col. Thomas “TK” Smith Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kristin Kurtz)

Workshop trains NCR voting representatives
January 14, 2016 — MORE

Kenneth Warford, Federal Voting Assistance Program deputy director, Policy and project compliance and training facilitator, briefs attendees during a Voting Assistance Workshop at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 12, 2016. The workshop, run by the Federal Voting Assistance Program, trained more than 50 Department of Defense members on providing assistance to service members and their families during the voting process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

Let's get combative
January 11, 2016 — Bare feet shuffle across blue mats as Airmen and Soldiers find themselves in a battle of vigilance and reflexes during the Basic Combatives Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 4-8.The course supports the "total solider concept" producing well-rounded, skilled and more confident service members with approximately 10 students participating in... MORE

Senior Airman David Hoch, 11th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, applies an arm bar on a classmate during the Basic Combatives Course at Fort Belvoir, Jan. 8, 2016. Students learn more than 30 techniques during the week-long course (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham/Released)

New golf course access procedures
December 30, 2015 — Starting Jan. 1, 2016, Joint Base Andrews is implementing new entry procedures for non-base affiliated personnel visiting the Courses at Andrews. The entry procedures for non-base affiliated golfing guests require them to submit information for a National Criminal Information Center background check.Visiting golfers (non-base affiliated) can be... MORE

Starting Jan. 1, 2016, Joint Base Andrews is implementing new entry procedures for non-base affiliated personnel visiting the Courses at Andrews. The entry-procedures for non-base affiliated golfing guests require them to submit information for a National Criminal Information Center background check. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier/RELEASED)

Imagine Andrews second lottery announced
December 21, 2015 — The Imagine Andrews school is slated to conduct a second lottery for the military family population of the school's yearly enrollment, starting Feb. 16, 2016."We at the Imagine Schools Mid-Atlantic Regional Office have been working collaboratively with Joint Base Andrews to ensure that we align the proposal to the necessary accommodations needed to... MORE

Andrews' newest Chief selects
December 17, 2015 — MORE

Six of the nine Joint Base Andrews’ Senior Master Sgts. selected for promotion to Chief Master Sgt. pose for a photo during a release ceremony held at The Club here, Dec. 17, 2015. Congratulations to Stacy Ascione, Robert Kamholz, Timothy Leahey, Dana Council, Jodi Epps, Alexander Garrett, Angel Luna, Marjon Robertson and James Worley. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

Caroling has Max Impact on JBA
December 17, 2015 — Military members and civilians watched a surprise performance by U.S. Air Force Band's Max Impact in the lobby of the William A. Jones III building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 16, 2015.Max Impact performed to spread holiday cheer through the building.Learn more about Max Impact and the U.S. Air Force Band at... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Carson and Tech. Sgt. Nalani Quintello, U.S. Air Force Band’s Max Impact vocalists, sing holiday carols in the lobby of the William A. Jones III building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 16, 2015. Max Impact played a surprise performance for the military members and civilians that work in the Jones building to spread holiday cheer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Philip Bryant/Released)

11th LRS Airmen help installation prepare for winter
December 16, 2015 — Airmen from the 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight performed free winter vehicle inspections at the Joint Base Andrews, Md., Base Exchange Home Traditions parking lot, Dec. 12, 2015.Members of JBA participated in the free inspections that provided basic safety feedback about their vehicles ahead of the winter season."We... MORE

Staff Sgt. Zachariah Almon, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron assistant NCO in-charge fire truck maintenance, completes a vehicle inspection checklist during a free winter vehicle inspection event at Joint Base Andrews, M.d., Dec. 12, 2015. Airmen from the 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight performed the inspections that included checking the tire pressure and tire wear, fluids, lights, windshield wipers and the serpentine belt condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

Installation leadership uses new tool to receive suggestions
December 15, 2015 — Joint Base Andrews is set to activate a new tool on its base website Dec. 16, 2015, called, "QOLCOMM."The Quality of Life Communication feedback tool allows users to make suggestions to base leadership that will improve the quality of life on JBA and track the progress of approved suggestions."These are ideas from members of JBA, instead of ideas... MORE

JBA gains mass gym equipment
December 11, 2015 — Joint Base Andrew's West Fitness Center recently updated gym amenities with help from the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence funding.The West Fitness center is scheduled to receive a new front lobby, energy efficient windows, stylized locker rooms, a heating and cooling system, a gym curtain divider, batting cages, a... MORE

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Gladden, Joint Base Andrews West Fitness Center patron, works out in the tactical fitness center at JBA, Md., Dec. 11, 2015. More than $1 million in equipment upgrades. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Redskins honor AFDW and military with Salute to Service game
December 8, 2015 — The Washington Redskins honored the Air Force and other military members with a Salute to Service Game at FedEx Field on the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks Dec. 7, 2015."We are extremely grateful for the men and women of our armed forces for their service to our country," Washington Redskins President Bruce Allen said. "It is a... MORE

Air Force District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Darryl Burke observes the coin toss for the Washington Redskins versus Dallas Cowboys game, Dec. 7, 2015 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The Washington Redskins continued their tradition of honoring the nation's veterans and active duty military through the team's annual Salute to Service game. (U.S. Air Force photo by James E. Lotz/RELEASED).

11th CES hosts snow parade
December 8, 2015 — The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron held the Snow Parade in order to recognize key mission-essential workers' snow preparation efforts in support of the presidential and alert missions at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 4, 2015. MORE

The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a Snow Parade in order to recognize vital snow preparation efforts in support of the presidential and alert missions at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 4, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes/ released)

Singing Sergeants at Smithsonian
December 7, 2015 — MORE

The Singing Sergeants perform during the Smithsonian Holiday Festival at the National Museum of American History, Dec. 5, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The group is one of six musical ensembles that comprise the U.S. Air Force Band, and performed for an audience of approximately 2,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham/ Released)

JBA lights up tree, menorah for the holidays
December 4, 2015 — The Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting ceremony is an annual event held to kick off the holiday season. MORE

Col. Brad Hoagland, Joint Base Andrews/11th Wing commander, right, speaks to JBA families, as guests prepare to pull the candy cane lever and light up the Christmas tree and Menorah at JBA, Md., Dec. 2, 2015. The Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting ceremony is an annual event held to kick off the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Capitals visit JBA
December 3, 2015 — The Washington Capitals players and coaches visited Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 1, 2015.The Capitals met with Airmen to learn some of the various missions of JBA.Capitals Head Coach Barry Trotz made comparisons between the military and NHL lifestyles."I've always been big into the military values, the accountability, structure, discipline... MORE

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform for Washington Capitals players during their visit to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 1, 2015. The Drill Team is the traveling component of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard whose mission is to promote the Air Force by showcasing drill performances to recruit, retain, and inspire Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Philip Bryant/released)

By Land or Sea, Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives for All to See
November 20, 2015 — Despite the rain, Team Andrews welcomed the arrival of the 90-year-old Capitol Christmas Tree here, Nov. 19, 2015.Every year a different national forest is selected to provide a tree for the Capitol Christmas Tree tradition. It is a tradition that has been taking place since 1964. This year's tree was selected from Chugach National Forest in... MORE

The 2015 Capitol Christmas Tree is displayed on a specially designed trailer Nov. 19, 2015, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree is 74 feet tall and is a Lutz Spruce. This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree is 74 feet tall and is a Lutz Spruce. It stopped 14 times on the trip, from Chugach National Forest in Seward, Alaska, to JBA. Its final destination is outside the U.S. Capitol building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

Wounded warriors CARE week
November 20, 2015 — More than 75 wounded, ill or injured service members from different branches of the military came to Joint Base Andrews, Md., to take part in the week-long event during Warrior CARE Month.CARE stands for: C - Caregiver Support Program; A - Adaptive & Rehabilitative Sports Program; R - Recovering Airmen Mentorship Program; E - Employment & Career... MORE

Retired Staff Sgt. Garrett Pope uses a bite tab to pull back the string of a bow as he prepares to fire during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 17. The event is in conjunction with Warrior Care Month, a month dedicated to honoring the courage, resilience and accomplishments of wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and their caregivers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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