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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges
October 31, 2024 — When Meaghan M. Kacmarcik was 10 years old, she was stricken with a rare genetic eye disease that impaired her vision, but she has not let it stand in the way of success and her passion for history... MORE

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, gets her service dog, Charlie, ready to guide her to a meeting in the Jones Building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Charlie has been serving Kacmarcik since her sophomore year of college to help her navigate due to vision loss caused by Stargardt disease, a genetic eye disorder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)

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A security policeman of the 76th Security Police Squadron and military working dog provide security as JordanianAirliner departs with King and Queen Hussein Bin-Talal on Jan. 1, 1980.

JBA honors Security Forces legacy during Police Week

Military police at Andrews have gone by many names over the decades, ranging from Military Police to Air Police, and now Security Forces; but their mission has remained committed to safeguarding the installation and enabling the Air Force mission...

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tim Marriner, 316th Security Forces Squadron commander, attend the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Military Service Appreciation Luncheon, May 22, 2025.

Continuing the mission: Honoring military veterans in law enforcement

The following are remarks given by Lt. Col. Tim Marriner, 316th Security Forces Squadron commander, at the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Military Service Appreciation Luncheon, May 22, 2025. The remarks have been edited for length and...