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Light up your Holiday, not your Tree
Holidays are a time to spend with loved ones, hang up decorations and enjoy the cool weather, but this season also opens up the opportunity for many hazards.Some of the hazards that occur during the holidays are Christmas tree fires and car accidents. The Joint Base Andrews safety office recommends to incorporate risk management by watering your
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12/07
2016
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JBA Airmen, families treated to special holiday ‘cheer’
National Football League cheerleaders from the Kansas City Chiefs visited JBA for a military appreciation event Dec. 3, 2016.
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12/06
2016
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Airmen of Note fill Smithsonian with holiday melodies
The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note performs at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2016. The group played a total of six 30-minute holiday music sets spanning the weekend and highlighted compositions by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and other artists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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12/05
2016
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AF Band creates holiday music for National Tree lighting
The National Christmas Tree remains unlit before the 2016 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2016. The annual tree lighting tradition began in 1923 and has continued every year since. This year’s event included performances from a variety of artists, a storybook reading, and a speech by President Barack Obama.
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12/02
2016
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AF Band tour honors vets, inspires patriotism
The U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants Fall 2016 Tour concluded Oct. 29 after a 10-day performance-filled trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.Tours are held biannually to connect with the American public in various ways.“We do these tours threefold,” said Maj. Matthew Henry, U.S. Air Force Band director of staff and associate conductor. “We
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11/01
2016
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Protect the Power!
October marks the National 2016 Energy Action Month observance. The goals of Energy Action Month are to increase awareness about energy consumption and encourage energy-saving actions in Airmen, civilians, and their families. Throughout the month of October, the 11th Civil Engineering Squadron energy management team published various infographics
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10/28
2016
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Jazz Icon Highlights AF Band Performance
Cyrus Chestnut, jazz pianist, meets with Col. E. John Teichert, Joint Base Andrews and 11th Wing commander, and concert attendees, during a 2016 Jazz Heritage Series performance at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va., Oct. 21, 2016. Each year, a Jazz Heritage Series performance features a legendary icon of jazz. Chestnut has
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10/26
2016
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JBA holds body camera test for SFS evidence
Members of the 11th Security Forces Squadron began using body worn cameras here Oct. 26, 2016 to further develop Air Force security forces evidence-collecting capabilities.The implementation of the devices is part of a Headquarters Air Force dictated test plan to determine which kind of camera will best suit the service’s defenders and their
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10/26
2016
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Labor and management coming together
Col. E. John Teichert, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, and Ramona Hawkins, Joint Base Andrews’ American Federation of Government Employees 1401 president, signed a Labor-Management Forum Charter Oct. 11, 2016. The charter was signed to signify the establishment of a cooperative and productive forum between labor and management relations
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10/19
2016
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CJCS Hosts 2016 CHOD Conference
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts the Chiefs of Defense Conference on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 17.The conference is held annually and it brought together senior military leaders from about 50 countries to meet and discuss mutual security challenges, improve mutual relationships and foster
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10/17
2016
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