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  • AFDW guidon passed to Maj. Gen. Dunbar

    Maj. Gen. Sharon Dunbar officially took command of the Air Force District of Washington during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., July 26. The ceremony was hosted by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Philip Breedlove.Dunbar received the AFDW guidon

  • Baysox honors Andrews service members, local heroes

    Baseball, hotdogs and fireworks were the order of the evening as Team Andrews members enjoyed Andrews Night at the Baysox on July 20 at the Bowie Baysox Stadium. This year, the Bowie Baysox, the Baltimore Orioles' minor league team, combined last year's "Andrews Night" with "Heroes Night" honoring

  • Panetta Urges Work, Sacrifice to Honor Aurora Victims

    In a message issued last night, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta paid tribute to the military victims of the July 20 shooting spree in Aurora, Colo., and urged Defense Department personnel to honor the victims' memory through hard work and sacrifice.Here is the text of the message:To all Department

  • Feds Feed Families is in full gear throughout the DoD, NCR, AFDW

    Food banks across the National Capital Region and around the country are facing severe shortages of non-perishable items this summer. Air Force District of Washington's 2012 Feds Feed Families campaign is in full gear on Joint Base Andrews, Md., to help fill the pantries of local citizens. Feds Feed

  • Building international partnerships through music

    This week The U.S. Air Force Band has been honored to welcome international guest conductor Capt. Abiodoun Patrick Odjo from the Republic of Benin. Odjo is the commander of the Music Squadron and Mobile Squadron for the National Gendarmerie in Benin. Prior to this position, he served as the

  • AF partners with schools and universities to promote STEM

    Teachers from across the U.S. became students for a week during an Air Force-sponsored ASM International Materials Camp July 13 at Howard University, Washington, D.C.ASM started the camps for students in 2000 to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fun. After much success, two years

  • New CSAF nominee testifies before Senate committee

    Gen. Mark Welsh III addressed a range of issues here July 19 during his Senate confirmation hearing to be the next Air Force chief of staff. Welsh, who has commanded U.S. Air Forces in Europe since December 2010, answered questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee about budget and

  • CSAF's 'fini flight' a ride of remembrance

    When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz climbed aboard the MC-130E Combat Talon I here July 12, for his last flight as an active duty officer, he immediately began to reminisce on his flying career with special operations and the C-130 Hercules community."This is more than a little

  • AF officers join U.S. Olympic team for 2012 Summer Games

    Two Air Force officers qualified for primary and alternate positions on the U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Games in London July 27. Capt. Seth Kelsey, 310th Force Support Squadron supply officer from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., is competing in individual men's epee fencing and Capt. Justin