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MWDs help Andrews children 'Paws to Read'
July 24, 2014
Staff Sgt. Christopher Rutkowski tells a crowd of Team Andrews members about the 11th Wing Security Support Squadron's Military Working Dog mission at the library at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 23, 2014. The library hosted the MWD demonstration as part of its "Paws to Read" summer reading program, which runs through Aug. 9. Rutkowski is an 11th SSPTS MWD trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)
Airmen take students under their wings
June 19, 2014
From left to right: Tamika Gaskins, Tech. Sgt. Sheliah McDaniel, Anaya Jackson, 11, Ernest Gaskins and Israel Gaskins, 7, pose for a photo at the Francis T. Evans Elementary School fifth-grade class graduation, Clinton, Md., June 12. The two fifth- grade classes also completed an eight-month mentorship program in which Joint Base Andrews Airmen served as mentors to the students through the Area Coalitions for Education-Excellence program that connects government, military, private sector and community volunteers with public schools. (U.S. Air Force photo/Aimee Fujikawa)
School-age Programs transition into summer
June 17, 2014
Zachary Hjelstrom plays with blocks at the Joint Base Andrews Youth Center as part of an Air Force School-Age Program, June 4, 2014. SAP’s mission is to provide a safe, supervised and healthy environment for children that supports success in school, literacy, community involvement, recreational and leisure activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)
Do Your Part and Vote
June 11, 2014
The Andrews Installation Voting Office is located in the base library, which is at the corner of Brookley Ave. and D Street. Hours are: Monday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Courtesey graphic)
Voter registration easy, necessary requirement to participate in elections
June 11, 2014
The Andrews Installation Voting Office is located in the base library, which is at the corner of Brookley Ave. and D Street. Hours are: Monday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Courtesey graphic)
My Hero; My dad - JROTC grad wins National Essay Contest
May 22, 2014
Master Sgt. John Franke and his wife Stephanie, stand with their young son and daughter, Air Force JROTC Cadet, Lt. Kristina Franke, after she won the Armed Services YMCA National Essay Contest on May 15, 2014, at the Arlington Career Center, Va. According to her essay, her father, 11th Security Forces Group superintendent of resources, is her military hero. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Amber J. Russell)
Don't Drive 'Intexticated'
December 31, 2013
AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14
August 29, 2013
Imagine Andrews begins anew in 2013
August 20, 2013
Fatima Bynum and her sixth grade daughter unite after Nikala's first day of school at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Imagine Andrews Public Charter School on Aug. 19, 2013. This is the first year sixth graders attend IAPCS. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Ms. Amber J. Russell)
Team Andrews support MFS Back-to-School Bash
August 9, 2013
Lidia Mason, Youth Center member and daughter of Maj. Johnnie Mason, 844 Communications Group deputy of plans and programs, learns to operate remote cars with FIRST Robotics at the Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 15, 2013, held at the Youth Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md. The Military and Family Support Center sponsored the event to encourage students to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathemetics, STEM. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ms. Amber J. Russell)
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Cristina Catana is rolling with the punches

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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)

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