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Behind-the-scenes look at saving lives
August 23, 2012 — It was his first deployment to Afghanistan, and to make matters worse, he was assigned to one of the busiest trauma centers in the region. Staff Sgt. Caleb Gibson felt a sense of shock, pride and satisfaction as he watched U.S. military medical personnel treat injured troops. "It was shocking to see the extent of injuries in there. But at the same... MORE

Staff Sgts. Caleb Gibson, left, and Erick Bartels use patient simulator equipment to check Propaq Encore monitors at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 15, 2012. The Airmen are biomedical equipment technicians assigned to the Medical Logistics Flight of the 779th Medical Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Team Andrews ceremonial guardsmen respond to car crash, help save lives
August 20, 2012 — Their job that day was to provide final honors on behalf of a grateful nation for a retired master sergeant who had come to the end of his life journey in West Virginia.While on their journey home from the funeral, however, six-members of the Andrews Base Honor Guard used their skills to preserve the lives of two women Aug. 10, 2012.Those two women... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kody Whiteside, 779th Medical Operations Squadron medical
technician; Senior Airman Sean Smith, 11th Security Forces Squadron elite gate
guard member; Airman 1st Class Gil E. Gonzolez, 779th Dental Squadron dental
technician; Senior Airman Antonio Hernandez, 779 MDOS cardiopulmonary
technician; Senior Airman Marcus Mendez, 779th Surgical Operations Squadron
radiology technician; and Senior Airman Danielle Robles, 779 MDOS aerospace
medical technician. These members of the Andrews Base Honor Guard were the
first to respond to a single-vehicle accident while driving home from an Honor
Guard ceremony Aug. 10, 2012. (U.S. AIr Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

Speed mentoring at The Club
August 17, 2012 — Andrews Airman and NCOs in charge showed up to The Club at Andrews mentally-clad in questions and challenges for SNCOs from all over base to engage in speed mentoring, the cutting-edge new alternative on the mentoring scene, Aug. 16."I think it is a great opportunity for our Airmen to get out and get SNCO mentorship," said Senior Master Sgt. Tesha... MORE

Master Sgt. Sylvia Dieble, 1st Helicopter Squadron superintendent, educates and mentors junior enlisted Airmen at a Speed Mentoring forum held at The Club at Andrews Aug. 16, 2012. Junior enlisted members were able to spend seven minutes at each table and bring their challenges and questions to leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Russell)

779th Medical Group essential to Vibrant Response 13
August 3, 2012 — The "walking wounded" arrived first to the field hospital set up by the 779th Medical Group. The warbling siren from an ambulance heralded the arrival of patients on litters. The doctors, nurses and medical technicians greeted them with the initial care that could save their lives or at a minimum alleviate some of their suffering.The Joint Base... MORE

Army military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company help simulated survivors evacuate a neighborhood involved in a simulated nuclear blast attack at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 26, 2012, during exercise Vibrant Response 13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings)

Airman, MMA fighter, pulls no punches as Duathlon World Championship competitor
July 23, 2012 — Every step was agony. With the brutal pain of blisters cutting through his feet, amplified by the weight of combat gear and 55-pound rucksack he donned, Tech. Sgt. David Perez recalled feeling almost too engulfed in his own pain and mental struggle to keep moving forward through the last 16 miles of the 2009 Bataan Death March."I was tired, hot and... MORE

Air Force TSgt. David "De Fierro" Perez, elite endurance athlete and professional fighter, will represent the USA in the Duathlon World Championship set to take place Sept. 2. Perez is a Vehicle Management and Analysis craftsman at Fort Meade, Md(courtesy photo)

'Deebo' gets lifted with the 1st Helicopter Squadron
July 17, 2012 — Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr., a character actor and professional wrestler widely known for his role as neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday trilogy movie series, made a visit to Joint Base Andrews 1st Helicopter Squadron on July 12. The 1st HS flew Lister and Elaine Rogers, USO Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Chief Executive Officer and president, to... MORE

Tommy "Tiny" Lister, a character actor and professional wrestler widely known for his role as neighborhood bully Deebo in the “Friday” movie trilogy, visited Joint Base Andrews’ 1st Helicopter Squadron on July 12. The 1 HS flew Lister to Dover Air Force Base, Del., to visit the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, USO and troops there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Aaron Stout)

Capital Flyer takes final flight
June 28, 2012 — After more than seven decades, the Capital Flyer newspaper makes its final flight today, ending a rich legacy that dates back to the inception of "The Springboard," the first base newspaper at Camp Springs Army Air Base.As I write this, my last Capital Flyer entry, I do so with mixed emotions. I'm excited about the future and how the 11th Wing... MORE

A copy of the Springboard, one of the first on-base military newspaper publications distributed here, highlights the accomplishments of service members and families stationed on Camp Springs Army Air Base during World War II. Formerly known as Camp Springs Air Base, Joint Base Andrews has continually run a military newspaper publication since 1944. The Capital Flyer, the base's most-current publication, will cease distribution July 6, and be replaced by The Andrews Gazette, a combined military and civilian newspaper.

Retiring commander reflects on career, family, faith
June 28, 2012 — After serving more than 25 years on active duty, Col. Ken Rizer, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, is slated to retire in a ceremony here on July 6. Surrounded by friends, family members and fellow coworkers, Rizer's dual retirement and change-of-command ceremony will commemorate his extensive Air Force career and highlight the many... MORE

Col. Ken Rizer, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, poses for a photo next to his aircraft after initially completing pilot training. Rizer is slated to retire in a dual change-of-command and retirement ceremony here July 6. (Courtesy photo)

Reading is so delicious!
June 22, 2012 — Team Andrews community members of all ages appeared eager to ingest knowledge at the Joint Base Andrews library as they signed up for the Summer Reading Program at the kick-off party event held from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. on June 18. The Summer Reading Program here lasts through Aug. 11.The theme for the DoD sponsored program, 'Reading is so Delicious,'... MORE

Team Andrews Airman helps bring cash flow back to Iraq
June 15, 2012 — In August 2010, President Barack Obama announced the end of the combat mission in Iraq. In December 2011, images of the last U.S. servicemembers leaving the country flooded the media. But they weren't the last to leave. A handful of U.S. servicemembers, alongside a strong U.S. and international contractor presence, remain in the country to live and... MORE

Senior Airman Deborah Vives with the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq Financial Management team, assists a customer June 6 in Taji, Iraq. The OSC - I FM team travels to several sites in Iraq helping U.S. military personnel and civilian contractors with EagleCash and cash operations, setting up a new way to conduct financial services after the 2011 Armed Forces drawn down. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)