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Students experience JBA Aerospace Summit
March 10, 2023 — Future engineers, scientists and inventors from local area schools filled the bay area of hangar three on March 9, 2023, for the 5th Annual Aerospace Summit. Sponsored by the Patriots Training Technology Center, JBA’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math annual event is an opportunity for young students to learn about the many facets of aviation careers and operations while sparking curiosity with aircraft tours and exciting competitions... MORE

A student flies an aircraft simulation during a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 9, 2023. The event was held to garner interest in military STEAM related career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daekwon Stith)

Air Force leaders strengthen community ties, engage students at JB Andrews Air & Space Expo
May 16, 2019 — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson delivered opening remarks for this year’s biennial three-day event, which focused on JB Andrews’ partnership and mentorship with local schools against a backdrop of more than 30 STEM exhibits designed to engage and inspire some 7,000 students... MORE

Attendees of the Legends in Flight Joint Base Andrews Air and Space Expo 2019 look at various set-ups in the Science Technology Engineering and Math hangar on JB Andrews, Md., May 10, 2019. More than 7,000 local students came out to participate in various activities in the STEM hangars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Sudolcan)

Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineers bring advanced exposure surveillance to the front lines
October 30, 2017 — Modern battlefields have many sources of potentially harmful airborne substances, but that is not the only place that Airmen can be exposed to harmful environmental factors. Air Force bioenvironmental engineers are developing technology to track, catalogue, and provide useful data about environmental exposures that will help identify battlefield threats in real time and inform Airmen of the everyday exposures that affect their health... MORE

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