Features

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)

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

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)