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Teens volunteer time with 316th Wing multimedia, services, legal offices
July 24, 2008 — For high school or college students, summer break is the light at the end of the tunnel. It's no more teachers no more books. It's the beach, barbeques and baseball. But for those students who wish to spend their summer gaining valuable work experience, the Prince George's County Executive Office has a program geared for them. Each summer the... MORE

Chavery McClanahan reads over some paperwork in the 316th Wing Judge Advocate office. She is a 20-year-old North Carolina Central University student and is working in the Judes Advocate office here at Andrews as a volunteer.

Andrews golfer gets selected to play by Tiger Woods
June 30, 2008 — At a time when Americans are planning vacations and barbecues, one Andrews sergeant is planning to play golf. The Tiger Woods Foundation selected Senior Master Sgt. Kirk Kessler, 316th Civil Engineer Squadron, to play in the 2nd Annual AT&T National golf tournament July 2 at the Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md. Sergeant Kessler was the... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Kirk Kessler, 316th Civil Engineer Squadron, selects his next club. The Tiger Woods Foundation selected Sergeant Kessler to play in the 2nd Annual AT&T Naional golf tournament July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobby Jones)

Child care registration provides one-stop service
June 27, 2008 — Team Andrews parents in need of child care options should be aware of the services offered by the base's Child Care Registration office. "Child care registration is a one stop shop for all child care needs at Andrews," said Donna Meador, Child Care Registration and Family Child Care director. "We can offer child care options both on- and off-base,... MORE

YES gives teens work skills, scholarships
June 19, 2008 — The Air Force Aid Society and the base Youth Center's Youth Employment Skills (YES) program is currently accepting applications for its on-base volunteer initiative for high school students. Underwritten by the Air Force Aid Society, the YES program is a joint effort of the Air Force Aid Society and Services. The program's goal is to provide... MORE

Andrews celebrates Juneteenth - Gospel style
June 19, 2008 — Andrews Chapel 3 Gospel Service Choir hosted it's Fourth Annual Juneteenth Celebration in the parking lot in front of Chapel 3, at 7:30pm, June 13. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States, dating back to June 19, 1865. The spiritual-based... MORE

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Alicia Patterson portrays an elderly woman, giving guidance to Christine Washington, 12, in dealing with the hardships of slavery prior to their emancipation. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States, dating back to June 19, 1865. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobby Jones)

Youth Center coach named Coach of the Year
June 12, 2008 — A Team Andrews member won the Jr. National Basketball Association and Women's NBA coach of the year award in a nationwide competition. Tech. Sgt. Pitman Kennedy is the 79th Medical Operation Squadron NCO in charge of pediatric records and a volunteer basketball coach at the Youth Center. "The Jr. NBA/WNBA award is difficult to earn and it's a... MORE

Pilot for a Day
May 27, 2008 — "Today is the best day of my entire life," said Brandon Leach, as he drove along the flightline here last Friday. It was a cold and dreary day but to the 5 year-old with Mitochondrial Disease it was an awesome experience seeing all the aircraft, tanks, trucks and equipment as we moved down the ramp. Little did he know the "bestest" day was just... MORE

Brandon Leach, the "Pilot for a Day" rips the squadron patch of Col (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renae Kleckner)(released)

Operation Life Transformed awards spouse with education, career
May 27, 2008 — Operation Life Transformed recently awarded a scholarship to Chewan Watson, wife of Master Sgt. John Watson, 89th Communications Squadron site chief at the Davidsonville Transmitter Site. A charitable organization founded in February 2007, OTL provides funding for online training programs for home-based and portable careers. The scholarships go... MORE

EATC debuts Advanced Culinary Class
February 15, 2008 — The Executive Airlift Training Center recently introduced an Advanced Culinary Class as part of it's curriculum. The five-day course was geared toward increasing the culinary skills of the resident EATC instructors and student resident squadron flight attendants. "The purpose of the class is to advance the skills flight attendants already possess... MORE

The main course was grilled lambchops with garlic and basil. Parmesean polenta, surrounded by sauteed vegetable ribbons with baby green beans.
(US Air Force/Bobby Jones)

Jewish community celebrates Sukkoth
October 11, 2007 — As the noonday sun rose to its apex over the spire of Chapel One, Rabbi (Capt.) Andrew J. Cohen was placing the reed mat roof of the traditional tabernacle on the front lawn of the building. "Sukkoth literally means 'booth' in ancient Hebrew," the Rabbi explained. "Leviticus 23:42 teaches us to build and dwell in a temporary booth with a foliage... MORE

Rabbi (Capt.) Andrew J. Cohen shows Maj. Karen Dacey the purpose of the lulav or palm branch relative to Sukkoth. Captain Cohen is the new chaplain assigned to the 316th Wing. Major Dacey is assigned to the 79th Surgical Operations Squadron as the officer-in-charge of the Opthomology Clinic.