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Finding Essential Supplies in Unconventional Places
April 24, 2020 — DELIVER DEFENDER EXCELLENCE | The 11th Security Support Squadron continues to provide mission support thanks to assistance from a local business... MORE

Gallons of hand sanitizer sit on a shelf in the Security Forces Combined Resources Facility on Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 20, 2020. The 11th Security Support Squadron placed an order for 30 gallons of hand sanitizer to ensure personnel are safe while fulfilling the mission.

JBA Commander answers COVID-19 questions live on Facebook (April 7)
April 8, 2020 — Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews installation commander, answered questions live on Facebook, April 7, 2020, to address the most pressing questions on the novel coronavirus pandemic from base personnel and the surrounding community... MORE

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America's Airman: A1C Jan Suarez
April 3, 2020 — -What's your full name, job title and unit?Jan Renzy Suarez, Financial Operations Technician, 11th... MORE

JBA Commander Answers COVID-19 Questions Live on Facebook (March 31)
April 1, 2020 — Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews installation commander, answered questions live on Facebook, March 31, 2020, to address the most pressing questions on the novel coronavirus pandemic from base personnel and the surrounding community. Purath joined by his wife, Kelly, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Daniels, 11th Wing command chief during the live question-and answer session lasting approximately 54 minutes, covered numerous elements of the current public health crisis, mostly as they relate to JBA's response and the changes in base services and activities. ... MORE

JBA Commander Answers COVID-19 Questions Live on Facebook (March 24)
March 25, 2020 — Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews installation commander, answered questions live on Facebook, March 24, 2020, to address the most pressing questions on the novel coronavirus pandemic from base personnel and the surrounding community. Purath was joined by Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Daniels, 11th Wing command chief during the live question-and answer session which lasted approximately 54 minutes and covered myriad elements of the current public health crisis, mostly as they relate to JBA's response and the changes in base services/activities... MORE

JBA Commander Answers COVID-19 Questions Live on Facebook (March 24, 2020)

PRESS RELEASE: Joint Base Andrews increases health protection condition
March 22, 2020 — Joint Base Andrews increased its health protection condition (HPCON) at 3 p.m. today in response to the coronavirus pandemic. At the direction of Col. Andrew Purath, the commander of the 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews, the base shifted from HPCON Bravo to HPCON Charlie. Other military bases throughout the National Capital Region have similarly shifted to HPCON Charlie... MORE

JBA commander answers COVID-19 questions live on Facebook (March 17)
March 18, 2020 — Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and JBA commander, took questions live on Facebook yesterday to address the most pressing questions on the novel coronavirus pandemic from base personnel and the surrounding community. Purath was joined by 11th Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Daniels, 11th Medical Group Commander Col. Vito Smyth, and Ms. Robin Werner, a key spouse mentor for the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron. ... MORE

'I dropped to my knees in the street': A command chief's road to recovery after his daughter's suicide
March 10, 2020 — Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Daniels was no stranger to stage fright. So, when the polite round of... MORE

Then-Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Daniels and his daughter, Dakotah Daniels, 14, pose for a photo during a baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., in July 2012. (Courtesy photo)

Coronavirus Disease: What you should know
March 4, 2020 — There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including: ... MORE

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. (courtesy graphic)

JBA Airman volunteers for Close Up development panel
March 3, 2020 — On a panel of service members, Tech. Sgt. Doug Galmish, 1st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, appeared before nearly 200 high school students at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., to field questions pertaining to educational opportunities, deployments, world issues, and more. The students are part of the Close Up - Washington D.C. Educational Programs, the nation’s largest nonprofit citizen education organization in which more than 25,000 high school juniors and seniors from around the country enroll each year and travel to the National Capital Region to learn about different government agencies. JBA Airmen are volunteering to speak as a panel members weekly through June. Close Up is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that seeks to provide participants with a stronger understanding of government institutions, history and current issues, and their roles as citizens. Since 1971, over 900,000 students, teachers, and parents have participated in Close Up’s Washington, DC-based programs... MORE

On a panel of service members, Air Force District of Washington's Tech. Sgt. Doug Galmish, 1st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, appeared before nearly 200 high school students at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., to field questions pertaining to educational opportunities, deployments, world issues, and more.

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JBA Fuel Leak Response

A summary of the Joint Base Andrews environmental efforts in response to the fuel leak...

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Lessons in leadership for new supervisors

I had the honor of serving as class mentor for Airman Leadership School Class 25-Foxtrot, and I was guest speaker at their graduation on Aug. 28, 2025. Watching these dedicated Airmen complete their first level of professional military education was...