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  • USAF Drill Team featured in Canadian airshow

    More than 20,000 Canadians came to the annual Cameco Canada Remembers International Festival for Heroes Air Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Aug. 6 and 7, featuring a performance by the U.S Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team.The event also featured performances by several Canadian aerial

  • ALS: training future AF leaders

    Senior airmen and staff sergeant selects alike gather anxiously in an auditorium of strangers as they take on the first of many Air Force milestones in their careers. As they prepare to cross the threshold from junior enlisted Airman to NCO, these Airmen will be given all the tools necessary to be

  • AFDW promotes civilian development

    Air Force District of Washington leadership hosted the first in a series of civilian workforce development programs Aug. 1 at Joint Base Andrews AFB, Md."This new program was built by numerous individuals and organizations, with the expectation of growing and strengthening mentorship through a

  • Youth Day kicks-off at JBA as Tuskegee Convention continues

    Aviation pioneers and aviators of tomorrow came together as the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. 40th National Convention continued with Youth Day Aug. 4, kicked off on Joint Base Andrew's flightline. "The purpose of youth day is to give the young men and women exposure to careers in aviation and see the

  • CBRN Challenge 2011 showcases emergency response capabilities

    CBRN Challenge 2011 wrapped up July 22 with an Airman from the Air Force District of Washington being recognized as an outstanding performer.Held at the Center for National Response, or CNR, in Gallagher, W.Va., 50 warriors, representing 10 major commands, gathered to showcase their capabilities in

  • History, achievements of Tuskegee Airmen celebrated

    "I have a dream," said Dr. Martin Luther King, "that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."Before King famously spoke those words from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, more than

  • Be a good wingman, stay safe

    Summertime is a critical period for fatal incidents and mishaps according to the Air Force Safety Center. The Critical Days of Summer safety campaign runs from May 27 through September 6, 2011. This year's theme: summer is hot.In the past two years, many of the summertime fatalities occurred during

  • Hero honored at new William A. Jones III Building

    A new display was added July 28 to the main lobby of Joint Base Andrews' new William A. Jones III Building. The display honors the life and service of Medal of Honor recipient Col. William A. Jones III, a former air commando with the 602nd Special Operations Squadron and A-1 Sky Raider pilot during