News - Category Joint Base Andrews

News Stories

Category: Joint Base Andrews

Training under fire
March 10, 2016 — MORE

Senior Airman Marco Rodriguez, 11th Security Forces Squadron Emergency Services Team operator, stands watch while a room is cleared behind him during an active shooter exercise on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 9, 2016. EST operators conduct team training twice a month, and base exercises once a quarter, to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham/Released)

Medics, Security Forces team up for training
March 2, 2016 — Staff Sgt. Sean Liebman's voice rings out in the class room, crashing the silence."Everybody has... MORE

Staff Sgt. Sean Liebman, 779th Medical Operations Squadron intensive care unit technician and class instructor, teaches Security Forces Airmen during a Combat Life Saver class, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 26, 2016. More than 15 Security Forces Airmen took part in an all-day training class that provides them the tools to render care in the field under fire or in combat. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

Intramural sports provide opportunities for all
February 22, 2016 — Sinking the match winning putt in golf, to hitting a walk-off homerun in softball, to draining a... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Wenger, 811th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, putts at the The Courses at Andrews’ 18th hole, Aug. 4, 2015, during the Joint Base Andrews intramural golf championship. 11th Security Forces Squadron beat the 201st Air National Guard Air Lift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class J.D. Maidens)

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... 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... 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)

JBA LEOSA procedures revised
February 10, 2016 — Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act credentialed personnel can now carry a concealed weapon in their... MORE

Airman 1st Class Gary Bills, an 11th Security Forces Squadron elite gate guard, checks Common Access Cards at the Virginia Gate on Joint Base Andrews, March 2, 2015. 11th SFS checks all IDs at JBA gates to ensure security on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class J.D. Maidens)

Pilot for a day
February 8, 2016 — Airmen from across Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, came together to host a Virginia teenager with a... MORE

Michael Oliver, Pilot for a Day participant, receives an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft safety briefing from a 113th Operation Support Squadron, aircrew flight technician at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 5, 2016. Oliver, diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester Disease, a disease with no known cure, experienced what it is like to be a pilot for a day along with friends and family. The day included touring an assortment of aircraft including an F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135 Stratotanker and a UH-1N Huey helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

Click the Purple Globe
February 5, 2016 — Command Post advises all military and civilian personnel to update their contact information in the... 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)

Airmen keep flightline snow free
January 27, 2016 — MORE

An 11th Civil Engineer Squadron snow removal vehicle plows snow on the Joint Base Andrews, Md. flightline, Jan. 24, 2016. The 11th CES snow removal team works nonstop from the first snowfall until the flightline is cleared. (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... 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)

Keyword

Feature

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jovan Berry, poses for a portrait.

How a Lifetime of Training Saved a Life

“You better not die; the kids would be so mad.” It’s a surreal scene. The smell of a small, old bathroom, the endless noise of security forces over the radio. A man, blue in the face, face down on the floor in a dire medical situation. And a...

Commentary

Lessons in leadership for new supervisors

I had the honor of serving as class mentor for Airman Leadership School Class 25-Foxtrot, and I was guest speaker at their graduation on Aug. 28, 2025. Watching these dedicated Airmen complete their first level of professional military education was...