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Base residents asked to use, not abuse
June 3, 2013 — Leaders of the 11th Wing and Liberty Park held a town hall meeting at the base theater recently to... MORE

Team Andrews give back with So Others May Eat
May 23, 2013 — A group of Team Andrews volunteers drove to Washington D.C. on May 21 to give back to the local... MORE

Team Andrews volunteers prepare meals for guests at So Others May Eat in Washington D.C. on May 21, 2013. Service members can find out how to give back to the local community with S.O.M.E. by contacting Chapel One at 301-981-2111. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua R. M. Dewberry)

JBA master sergeant selects
May 23, 2013 — Congratulations to all Joint Base Andrews master sergeant selectees! Helena Adams Robert... MORE

Get your ruck on
May 17, 2013 — Participants of the 11th Security Forces Group, National Police Week Ruck March, carry a giant tire... MORE

Participants of the 11th Security Forces Group, National Police Week Ruck March, carry a giant tire around Perimeter road on May 15, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Military service members and local policemen took part in the approximately nine mile event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

Facilities on base change hours for Memorial Day
May 15, 2013 — Many base facilities are slated to close or reduce hours of operation May 27 as Team Andrews... MORE

NCR families invited to 'Grow in Love'
May 15, 2013 — An Air Force District of Washington-wide, Joint Base Andrews Chapel-sponsored, "Grow in Love"... MORE

Efficient Airmen run for fun
May 15, 2013 — Lieutenant Colonel Mark Cucuzella, Air Force Marathon chief medical consultant, visited Joint Base... MORE

Lieutenant Cololnel, Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Marathon chief medical consultant and Brenda Shrank, 2013 JBA half-marathon winner, lead Team Andrews members in a practice run at an Efficient Runners Seminar May 7-8, 2013, at the East Fitness Center here. The Health and Wellness Center sponsored the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Russell)

Barrier light sequence change effective July 1
May 7, 2013 — Attention Team Andrews: Headquarters Air Force is implementing a new lighting procedure to follow... MORE

Seventy Years over Maryland: The Rider in the Sky
May 3, 2013 — Frank Maxwell Andrews had to fight to be a flyer, but when he was at the controls, his peers... MORE

70 Years Over Maryland: The Captain in Command
May 2, 2013 — For the Army Air Force in 1943, high-flying adventure came like lightning; fast and furious. On May... MORE

Capt. Andrew W. Salter, Jr., the first commanding officer of what would
become Joint Base Andrews, welcomes the first flying trainees at the
Maryland airfield in May 1943. The base achieved full operating capability
on May 2, 1943 and became a super-base controlling much of the Eastern
seaboard's military activities less than two months later. (Army Air Force file photo)

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USAF Band members march at POTUS Jimmy Carter's State Funeral.

Final honors: Air Force Band supports President Carter state funeral events

Military bands, including The U.S. Air Force Band, joined JTF-NCR’s overall support through musical performances at key moments during former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral Jan. 4-9. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Dec...

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The U.S. flag waves in the wind at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 11, 2024. The flag was lowered to half-staff to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Broome)

Upholding our customs and courtesies: The importance of Reveille and Retreat

As the command chief of the 316th Wing here, I am constantly struck by the dedication and professionalism of our Joint Base Andrews community. Every day, you all do amazing, hard work... and you all make it look so easy!Despite how unique our base...