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Monument dedication honors JBA namesake
May 9, 2018 — Officials unveiled a memorial monument May 3 dedicated to Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews and crew members of the B-24 Liberator, “Hot Stuff,” which crashed on nearby Mt. Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 75 years before... MORE

JBA celebrates 75th anniversary
May 4, 2018 — JBA celebrated its 75th anniversary of serving the National Capital Region by hosting an event for service members here, May 2. The event, which featured guest speakers and performances by the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill team and the U.S. Air Force’s Premier Rock Band Max Impact, commemorated the installation’s history of readiness and response. ... MORE

JBA raises awareness for child abuse prevention
April 25, 2018 — In addition to being National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child, April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the JBA Family Advocacy Program has been busy. To increase attention on the cause, the folks there have been planting pinwheel gardens around the base, teaching students in the child development centers about emotional awareness and providing information to service members and their families on the services that the FAP provides... MORE

JBA CATM instructors keep Airmen ready
February 2, 2018 — Joint Base Andrews Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors keep Airmen ready by conducting weapon qualification courses. The training helps Airmen with their weapon proficiency... MORE

11th WG Airmen step up ATSO training
January 29, 2018 — 11th Wing Airmen participate in the Ability to Survive and Operate exercise.The ATSO exercise was comprised of several stages, including holding DFPs, applying self-aid buddy care, properly donning mission oriented protective posture gear, and identifying and cordoning off unexploded ordnances. The ATSO was designed to be as realistic as possible to increase quality of training... MORE

USAF Band kicks off 2017 holiday season
December 5, 2017 — To kick off their holiday concert season, the U.S. Air Force Band surprised visitors at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center atrium in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Nov. 29... MORE

Warrior CARE week shows strength through teamwork
November 17, 2017 — Team Andrews partnered with the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program for the North East Warrior CARE Event, held at Joint Base Andrews and Oxon Hill, Maryland, Nov. 13 through 17... MORE

CSAF visits JBA Air Show
September 16, 2017 — Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David L. Goldfein shakes hands with Col. E. John Teichert, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, outside of the passenger terminal on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 15, 2017. Goldfein and his wife, Dawn, visited JBA during the first day of the Joint Base Andrews Air Show, commemorating the Air Force's... MORE

JBA kicks off 2017 air show
September 15, 2017 — Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, kicked off the 2017 Andrews Air Show: Air and Space Expo, Sept. 15... MORE

811 OG passes the guidon
July 10, 2017 — Members of the Joint Base Andrews Base Honor Guard display the colors during the 811th Operations Group change of command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 7, 2017. Col. Scott A. Grundahl relieved Col. Fred C. Koegler III as commander of the 811th OG. The group consists of the 811th Operations Support Squadron and the 1st Helicopter... MORE

Members of the Joint Base Andrews Base Honor Guard display the colors during the 811th Operations Group change of command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 7, 2017. Col. Scott A. Grundahl relieved Col. Fred C. Koegler III as commander of the 811th OG. The group consists of the 811th Operations Support Squadron and the 1st Helicopter Squadron both of which provide the National Capital Region with continuous rotary-wing contingency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Hurd)

Carolyn the Conqueror
May 2, 2017 — To honor and highlight Carolyn’s valiant battle against cancer, Joint Base Andrews teamed up with the Check-6 Foundation, a local non-profit, to make her Pilot for a Day... MORE

Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, poses in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 28, 2017. To honor and highlight Shaffer’s battle against cancer, JBA teamed up with the Check-6 Foundation, a local non-profit, to make her Pilot for a Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott)

Honoring trailblazing women in business and labor
March 16, 2017 — Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, U.S. Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services deputy chief of staff, spoke to approximately 50 military members and DOD civilians attended the Women’s History Month luncheon at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 10... MORE

Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, U.S. Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services deputy chief of staff, speaks to Team Andrews members at the Women’s History Luncheon at The Club at Andrews on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 10, 2017. During the event, Grosso spoke on this year’s topic “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Business and Labor,” as well as the importance of diversity and service.

JBA preps for CMSAF Transition Ceremony
February 16, 2017 — Senior Airman Ivan Abrev, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, uses a measuring tape at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. Abrev measured several distances within a hangar to determine where to place an F-16 Fighting Falcon display and U.S. flags in preparation for the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Transition Ceremony... MORE

Senior Airman Ivan Abrev, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, uses a measuring tape at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. Abrev measured several distances within a hangar to determine where to place an F-16 Fighting Falcon display and U.S. flags in preparation for the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Transition Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Jordyn Fetter)

Home schooling semester begins on base
February 1, 2017 — Andrews Home Educators is slated to begin its second semester at JBA’s Youth Center, Feb. 2, 2017. AHE is a base cooperative support group set up for families of active duty members, retirees and DoD employees who desire to have their children educated at home... MORE

Mannequin heads sit atop a counter in the art room at the Youth Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 31, 2017. The room is used by students enrolled in the Andrews Home Educators art class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

JBA partner brings fuel to the fight
January 26, 2017 — Every few seconds, wind gusts whip past him as he clasps an orange signal wand in each hand, placing them behind his back. Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, stands motionless on the flightline at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as temperatures approach freezing on a December day. York is one of more than 1,300 citizen Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve mission partner of the 11th Wing... MORE

JBA leadership hears Airmen’s feedback
January 12, 2017 — Various infrastructure renovations, facility repairs and equipment upgrades have taken place here in the past couple of years as a means to improve quality of life on base... MORE

Master Sgt. Robert Bedwell, Air National Guard Bureau Command Post training and standardization manager, and his son, Connor, place an order with Shavown Brown, movie theater attendant, at the base movie theater concession area at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 16, 2016. During the fall of 2016, the theater was renovated with a concession area, audio and visual equipment, bathroom tiling and a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

AF members educate youth at career day
December 22, 2016 — Airmen from Joint Base Andrews and the National Capital Region volunteered to speak with students at Charles Carroll Middle School in New Carrollton, Maryland, during their Career and Technical Education Fair, Dec. 21, 2016. During the career fair, students heard from individuals in an array of career fields in hopes of opening their eyes to future... MORE

Master Sgt. David Gray, 113th Air National Guard security forces member, walks into a classroom at Charles Carroll Middle School during their Career and Technical Education Fair in New Carrollton, Md., Dec. 21, 2016. This is the fifth time Gray has volunteered to speak with students about the benefits of the U.S. Air Force as a career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

JBA's 89th AW supports First Family's final flight of 2016
December 21, 2016 — The 89th Airlift Wing supported President Barack Obama’s final flight for the year on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 16, 2016. The First Lady accompanied President Obama along with their two daughters to his native-state of Hawaii for the holiday season. ... MORE

President Barack Obama, the First Lady and their two daughters arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, Dec. 16, 2016. Their flight to Hawaii out of Joint Base Andrews, Md., supported by the 89th Airlift Wing, was their last on Air Force One for 2016. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Theanne Herrmann)

New EO process cuts complaint resolution time
December 15, 2016 — Federal employees and applicants for civilian employment at Joint Base Andrews, Md., who file workplace complaints through the 11th Wing Equal Opportunity Office, may now see the resolution process shorten from several years to just a few months... MORE

Staff Sgt. Mitchell Smith, Equal Opportunity specialist, takes a phone call during his shift at the 11th Wing Equal Opportunity Office at Joint Base Andrews, Md., December 13, 2016. Like all EO Airmen, Mitchell completed 11 weeks of technical school at the DoD Equal Opportunity Management Institute located at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

AF band plays at U.S. Capitol ceremony
December 9, 2016 — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit during a ceremony while the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band performs several classic Christmas standards on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn, Washington D.C., Dec. 6, 2016. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will remain lit from nightfall until 11 p.m. each evening through December 25, 2016. MORE

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit during a ceremony while the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band performs several classic Christmas standards on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn, Washington D.C., Dec. 6, 2016. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will remain lit from nightfall until 11 p.m. each evening through December 25, 2016.

JBA Airmen, families treated to special holiday ‘cheer’
December 6, 2016 — National Football League cheerleaders from the Kansas City Chiefs visited JBA for a military appreciation event Dec. 3, 2016... MORE

Alison, Kelsey and Claire (right to left), Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders, meet with children of military families during a cheerleading clinic Dec. 3, 2016 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. During the clinic, the NFL cheerleaders demonstrated dance techniques used during the Chiefs' home games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

Imagine Andrews to launch enrollment lottery
November 18, 2016 — Imagine Andrews Public Charter School is scheduled to hold a lottery for military families to enroll their children for the 2017 school year... MORE

Imagine Andrews Public Charter School is scheduled to hold a lottery for military families to enroll their children for the 2017 school year.

Iconic Trumpeter plays Jazz with Air Force Band
November 14, 2016 — The Air Force Band Airmen of Note played alongside Terell Stanfford, jazz trumpeter, in the Jazz Heritage Series at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 11, 2016.In 1990, the Airmen of Note established the jazz heritage series, featuring the “Note” in concert with legendary icons of jazz.Each year the series is... MORE

Terell Stanfford, center left, Jazz Heritage Series iconic jazz artist and Lt. Gen. Stayce Harris, center right, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, and her accompanied guests pose for a group photo in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 11, 2016. Harris met and greeted the jazz artist before their concert. In 1990, the Airmen of Note established the jazz heritage series, featuring the “Note” in concert with legendary icons of jazz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Submerged training
November 1, 2016 — Flight crew members from the National Capital Region take part in Water Survival Training and Helicopter Emergency Egress Device Training at Prince George’s Community College’s Robert I. Bickford Natatorium in Largo, Md., Oct. 27 and 28, 2016. The Water Survival Training, lead by 89th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and... MORE

Lt. Col. Dave Fink, 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot, sits upside down during Helicopter Emergency Egress Device Training at Prince George’s Community College’s Robert I. Bickford Natatorium in Largo, Md., Oct. 28, 2016. The training, specific to helicopter aircrews, teaches the proper way to evacuate a helicopter if it goes down over a body of water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

Jazz Icon Highlights AF Band Performance
October 26, 2016 — 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... MORE

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