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Joint Base Andrews Airmen Train for Real-World Scenarios in Bivouac Exercise 
May 15, 2026 — More than 200 Airmen from across the 316th Wing and tenant units from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, participated in a week-long combat readiness exercise from April 27 to May 2, 2026. The event, known as Bivouac, served as one of five major combat readiness exercises designed to prepare Andrews Airmen for the wing’s 2027 Combat Readiness Inspection... MORE

Airmen prepare for Bivouac 26 at Joint Base Andrews
April 28, 2026 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – U.S. Airmen assigned at Andrews processed through a personnel deployment function line in preparation for Bivouac 26, a week-long expeditionary skills training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, April 24, 2026... MORE

Members of Joint Base Andrews inspect gas mask equipment.

Shaping multi-capable Airmen: preparing for future battles
September 10, 2024 — For the first time, members from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, worked together to practice... MORE

Joint Base Andrews engineers conduct bivouac training to enhance skills, capabilities
July 27, 2023 — The 316th Civil Engineer Squadron completed bivouac training to improve their skills and readiness capabilities in a simulated deployed environment July 17-20... MORE

Military members in uniform lay down boards.

Bivouac provides readiness training for 316th, 11th Wing CES Airmen
June 1, 2022 — Col. Parkin Bryson, 316th Wing vice commander, and Col. Nichole Scott, 316th Mission Support Group commander, surveyed civil engineer Airmen during bivouac training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 25, 2022. ... MORE

Col. Parkin Bryson, 316th Wing vice commander, sits in a 850J-II Crawler Dozer during bivouac training for 316th and 11th Wing civil engineer Airmen at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 25, 2022.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jovan Berry, poses for a portrait.

How a Lifetime of Training Saved a Life

“You better not die; the kids would be so mad.” It’s a surreal scene. The smell of a small, old bathroom, the endless noise of security forces over the radio. A man, blue in the face, face down on the floor in a dire medical situation. And a...

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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...