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Warrior of the Week
November 21, 2013 — Vincent Eure, 11th Force Support Squadron youth programs director, is this week's Warrior of the Week.The Portsmouth, Va native has been the Joint Base Andrews youth programs director since 2006. He manages more than 40 employees and more than $1 million in funds for the program budget focusing on youth activities, sports and school-age... MORE

Vincent Eure, 11th Force Support Squadron youth programs director, is this week’s Warrior of the Week. The Portsmouth, Va native has been the Joint Base Andrews youth programs director since 2006. He manages more than 40 employees and more than $1 million in funds for the program budget focusing on youth activities, sports and school-age programs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st class Joshua R. M. Dewberry)

Warrior of the Week
November 15, 2013 — Nicholas Halloran, 811th Operations Group contract officer technical representative, is this week's Warrior of the Week. The Charles County, Md., native and a former United States Marine, has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. He served his country as an aircraft mechanic before seperating from the military and joining the civilian workforce. On... MORE

Nicholas Halloran, 811th Operations Group contract officer technical representative, is this week's Warrior of the Week. The Charles County, Md., native and a former United States Marine, has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. He served his country as an aircraft mechanic before separating from the military and joining the civilian workforce. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)

Warrior of the Week
November 6, 2013 — Airman 1st Class Nicholas Giusti, United States Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, is this week's Warrior of the Week.The Frederick, Md. native has been a ceremonial guardsman for more than one year. As a body bearer, his primary responsibility is carrying the nation's heroes to their final resting place in Arlington National... MORE

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Giusti, United States Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, is this week’s Warrior of the Week at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The Frederick, Md. native has been a ceremonial guardsman for more than one year. As a body bearer, his primary responsibility is carrying the nation’s heroes to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua R. M. Dewberry)

Survivor: Ready to wear the pink ribbon
November 5, 2013 — Her story begins with doubt that she had any serious health issues. Brandi Jackson, a military spouse and mother of two who decided to schedule her annual "Well Woman" appointment at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center her for Sept. 14, 2012. The decision to make the appointment came after growing concerns and question of when to expect... MORE

Brandi Jackson embraces her daughter Elsie while relaxing at their home on Oct. 29, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Jackson leaned on her family, friends and church family for support, ensuring her two children were taken care of while she received treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

JBA Energy Action Month events emphasize everyone's role in conserving, cutting utility use
October 29, 2013 — For the past month, you would have needed a lot of energy to keep up with Master Sgt. Chad Stakolosa, a man on a mission to spread the word of conserving and cutting utility usage on Joint Base Andrews.Serving as the 11th Wing's Energy Action Month lead, he, along with other units' volunteers, has traversed the entire installation publicizing the... MORE

This year’s theme, “I am Air Force Energy,” puts personnel at the center of the campaign. The goal is to inspire the total force to make a commitment to a continual change in organizational and personal energy use and help Airmen realize they can make a difference in overall Air Force energy efforts.

New SARC + SAPR upgrades = Zero tolerance
October 29, 2013 — In the face of any unwanted sexual advance, assertively saying "no," is an inalienable human right. When someone's ability to give consent is impaired by intoxication, sleep or handicap; or someone is coerced, bribed or forced into a sexual situation, their power gets taken away. When a Team Andrews member reports such an atrocity, Andrea Verdino,... MORE

Special Victims' Counsel provides sexual assault victims legal assistance.

Joint Base Andrews Community Prepares to SHARE
October 15, 2013 — A government shutdown can undermine a military or civil service family's ability to provide for themselves since paychecks may not be forthcoming. Other services will be reduced, if not suspended, for the duration of the disruption. But at Joint Base Andrews, the idea of the military family as a collective of many people who support each other when... MORE

A SHARE program participants pick up their food packages at the Military and Family Support Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 27, 2013. The Self Help And Resource Empowerment (SHARE) program is an exchange of sorts where participants volunteer up to two hours per month of their time to their community in order to purchase a package of food at a discounted rate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

811th Airman pursues cycling excellence abroad
September 26, 2013 — A world away from his hometown in Eauclaire, Wis., Senior Airman David Flaten found himself tracking major trails above an old mining site during the 2013 Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) cycling competition in Leopoldsburg, Belgium.Flaten, an 811th Security Forces Squadron protective service member, was one of nine athletes selected... MORE

Senior Airman David Flaten executes a "bunny hop” or lifting up of both wheels of the bike off the ground, then exploding upward to clear any obstructions in one’s path, during the 2013 Conseil International Sport Militaire (CISM) cycling competition. The 811th Security Forces Squadron protective service member was selected to represent the United States Armed Forces for the cycling championship event held Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, in Leopoldsburg, Belgium. (Courtesy photo)

Responder Demystifies Calling Military Crisis Line for Help
September 10, 2013 — When someone is in crisis and feeling despondent, reaching out for help is a stronger step to take than doing nothing, which can lead to a worsening state, a Military Crisis Line responder told American Forces Press Service today.Tricia Lucchesi of Canandaigua, N.Y., said she encourages service members, families, veterans and friends to feel... MORE

Grey Geese Teach USAPAT Soldiers Aircraft Security Tactics
September 6, 2013 — Recently, five United States Army Soldiers, who support the U.S. Army Priority Air Transport unit, graduated Sept. 6 from the Fly Away Security Team course that took place here from Aug. 22 - Sept. 6. The course, led by the 811th Security Forces Squadron, instructs soldiers how to secure aircraft in austere environments and was modeled after the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Colin Meizel, center, demonstrates weapons takeaway techniques to U.S. Army Sgt. Frankie Chan, right, and Sgt. Myles Covington, during a Fly Away Security Team course, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 4. The course trains service members the tools and techniques to secure aircrafts globally. Both Soldiers are from the 212th Military Police Detachment at Fort Belvoir, Md., while Meizel is assigned to the 811th Security Forces Squadron executive aircraft security here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua R. M. Dewberry)

Andrews Airmen 'Fuel the Fight" in Southwest Asia
August 28, 2013 — Editor's Note: Maj. Keith McCray, Tech. Sgt. Randy Suter, who are featured in this article are deployed the 459th Air Refueling Wing here. Also of note, the author Senior Airman Bahja Jones is from our very own 11th Wing. Providing over watch for ground forces to get much needed rest, airborne forces to include B-1B Lancers are their eyes in the... MORE

Airman 1st Class Orlando Misaalefua installs a pitot tube cover on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a thru flight inspection at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Misaalefua is a 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and hails from Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)

Duty, Honor, Pride: Brig. Gen. Vaught speaks on women's equality at The Club
August 27, 2013 — One of the most highly-decorated women in the U.S. Air Force appeared as special guest speaker, Aug. 23, at a Women's Equality Day event hosted by Col. Bill Knight, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, at The Club at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Retired Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught commemorated the occasion by sharing her experiences of 28 years... MORE

Retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, Women in Military Service for America president, speaks in honor of Woman’s Equality Day at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 23, 2013. Vaught served for more than 28 years and is one of the most highly decorated women in U.S. Air Force History. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

Airmen and Soldiers bring heat to the kitchen
August 19, 2013 — Air Force flight attendants from the 89th Airlift wing and stewards from the United States Army Priority Air Transport gathered for a first-ever joint culinary training session Aug. 14 at the USAPAT command building here.Six flight attendants from the 1st Airlift Squadron collaborated with three USAPAT stewards to improve their culinary skills and... MORE

Army flight stewards brief their mission aboard an army aircraft during a joint service culinary training session on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2013. Army flight stewards and Air Force flight attendants conducted a training class to obtain and develop new skills from one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea)

Wellness without comes from within
July 3, 2013 — When a group of more than 30 Air Force Wounded Warriors came here to learn to overcome their various challenges and play sports they love, Team Andrews ambassadors responded in their typical no-fail fashion. 1st Lt. Seth Gunn, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron assistant operations officer, was one of those ambassadors who worked behind the scenes... MORE

Wounded Warriors learn to play wheelchair basketball during an Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports Training Camp at the West Fitness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 26, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

Staff Sgt. relearns favorite hobby during Adaptive Sports Camp
June 28, 2013 — Staff Sgt. Thomas McAfee was one among more than 37 Air Force Wounded Warriors to participate in the first-ever Air Force Warrior Adaptive Sports Camp held at Joint Base Andrews on June 26 and 27. During the two-day competitive sports camp, McAfee and warriors like him were introduced to adaptive sports, designed to help the service members along... MORE

A service member participates in the archery portion of the Air Force Warrior Adaptive Sports Camp held at Joint Base Andrews June 26 and 27. As part of the Air Force's Wounded Warrior Program, the camp introduced adaptive sports to wounded warriors during the earliest stages of their recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)

A Nation's Tribute
May 15, 2013 — It's 7 a.m. and keyboards are clicking and printers are already humming in the command section of the 11th Operations Group at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Home to the group's command staff, this office is the epicenter for all operations concerning The U.S. Air Force Band, Honor Guard and Chaplaincy. Despite the fast-paced environment, it's here... MORE

Col. Gina Humble, 11th Operations Group commander, left, and Lyn Gosman, Humble's hairdresser and professional painter, reveal "A Nation's Tribute" during a small ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Jan. 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

Coming soon to an undisclosed location near you
May 9, 2013 — Whether you're trudging through another grinding work commute, stationed abroad away from family, or in need of a little daily reprieve, listening to music can often invoke feelings of comfort and raise morale - no matter where you're located. Recently, U.S. Air Forces Central Command tapped into this musical oasis with "Vector," an eight-person,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Hannah, Air Force Central Command Band “Vector” audio engineer, perform on The Boardwalk at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 16, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

Air Force Honor Guard female pallbearer honored to serve
March 13, 2013 — When Staff Sgt. Jennifer Powell joined the Body Bearers team, she was one of two women to do so since 1972.As a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard pallbearer, Powell is part of an eight-person team responsible for carrying the remains of deceased service members, their dependents, senior and national leaders to their final resting place at Arlington... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Powell, United States Air Force Honor Guard pallbearer, practices the presentation of the flag March 5, 2013 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington. Powell joined the Body Bearing team a year-and-a-half ago and was one of two women to do so since 1972. “To be one of the first female pallbearers is pretty cool,” Powell said. “But honestly, any female can do it if they want it and have the motivation and drive.” (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

'We can rebuild him - we have the technology'
March 12, 2013 — The Warfighter Eye Center at the 779th Medical Wing's Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic on Joint Base Andrews Md., provides refractive surgery to all active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel from all branches of service who are stationed all over the world. The center also provides complete eye exams including diabetic evaluations, cataract evaluations,... MORE

Marine Corps Sergeant Cody Mongosa, Marine Corps Network Operations Security Command remains motionless as a Technolas Orbscan is taken of the patient's eye, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. the Orbscan measures the patient's anterior and posterior chamber of the cornea,
anterior and posterior corneal surface elevation maps, and regional pachymetry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

Esther Blake: First enlisted woman in the Air Force
March 4, 2013 — Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake has the distinction of being the "first woman in the Air Force." She enlisted in the first minute of the first hour of the first day regular Air Force duty was authorized for women on July 8, 1948. Blake originally enlisted in March 1944, in Miami in the Army Air Forces, served one year in the Alaskan division and... MORE

Staff Sgt. Esther Blake: First woman in the Air Force. (Graphic by Sylvia Saab)

Airman plays pivotal role in Chief's ceremony
January 29, 2013 — She was a statue. With eyes fixed forward, weapon perfectly presented, she stood motionless as the Air Force's top commissioned, enlisted and civilian leaders passed mere inches from her view.Airman 1st Class Krystal Chase, a Smyrna, Del. native, is a ceremonial guardsman in the United States Air Force Honor Guard stationed at Joint Base... MORE

Airman 1st Class Krystal Chase is a ceremonial guardsman in the United States Air Force Honor Guard at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)

811th SFS supports superstorm victims
January 18, 2013 — Superstorm Sandy caused billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure, buildings and homes in the Northeast. The power of this gale pushed portions of the Atlantic onto the eastern seaboard, indiscriminately destroying, anything in its path. With indiscriminate destruction, Sandy took a toll on the lives of people left in her wake. More than 20... MORE

Inauguration Information: Team Andrews duo creates smartphone app
January 16, 2013 — Apple Inc. released a cellphone application Monday designed by two airmen currently supporting Joint Task Force - National Capital Region Public Affairs.The program, called "Inauguration," is a free, user-friendly app that compiles news and other material related to the 57th Presidential Inauguration from a variety of official... MORE

Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bevins, both Air Force broadcast journalists currently supporting Joint Task Force, National Capital Region, a task force of Department of Defense military and civilian personnel stood up in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, put the finishing touches on a cellphone application, Jan. 14, that they designed from the ground up to provide real time information on the historic event. Burkhardt and Bevins have come from 11th Wing Public Affairs on their home station, Joint Base Andrews, Md. Their app, called "Inauguration," was released by Apple Inc., Jan. 14, and is currently available through the corporation's App Store. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher M. Gaylord, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

JBA - There's an app for that!
December 26, 2012 — Need a personal trainer to keep up with Fit-to-Fight rigors? There's an app for that! Need to know the weather and travel conditions? There's an app for that! In the age of information having insight to the world around you is a mere touch screen away. Joint Base Andrews is officially part of this modern-day marvel. There is now an app for JBA... MORE

The new app for Joint Base Andrews released Dec. 11, 2012, is available worldwide on any iOS device. The device now has push notifications to alert users in the event of real world emergency situations, base closures and other command directed announcements. (U.S. Air Force graphic/ Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt)

Father and Son Set to March in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 20, 2012 — True to the adage "like father, like son," Chief Master Sgt. Ed Teleky and his son Tony share many similarities in personality and musical ability. Father is the drum major for the U.S. Air Force Band, and son is drum line captain for the North Point High School Marching Band in Waldorf, Md.This Thanksgiving Day, the two Telekys are slated to... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Ed Teleky, U.S. Air Force Band drum major, and his son Tony, drum line captain at North Point High School in Waldorf, Md., are slated to appear at the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Nov. 22. This will be Tony's second appearance with the Macy's All American Marching Band, and the first appearance for both Chief Teleky and the Air Force Band. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)

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