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  • New office aims to strengthen families financially

    A government office dedicated to protecting service members and their families from financial predators and pitfalls officially opened for business recently.As the military arm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of Servicemember Affairs is intended to strengthen military

  • JBA Airman strikes it rich at Nationals game

    Many people ponder the question, "what would I do if I had a million dollars?" For two Joint Base Andrews Airmen, that question is one they will now have to answer.During a baseball game at Nationals Park on July 5, Staff Sgt. Timothy Ruch, 11th Wing Command Post Status of Resources and Training

  • AFDW announces Air Force Ball plans

    An Air Force Ball, with formal attire required, lots of brass around and stuffy violin music everywhere may not be every Airman's cup of tea. The Air Force District of Washington Air Force Ball, on the other hand, promises to be none of those things this year when it is slated to occur at the Joint

  • 317 RCS to participate in White House diversity event

    Members of the 317th Recruiting Squadron, headquartered in Oxon Hill, Md., are scheduled to lead the military portion of a diversity summit at the White House on July 29-31, recognizing the contributions of South Asian Americans to National Defense. This will be the first event of its kind held at

  • Exceptional employees, extraordinary citizens

    From coaching team sports, to rescuing animals in Afghanistan, Air Force District of Washington's second quarter award winners are not only exceptional employees, but also extraordinary citizens.Airman 1st Class Peter J. McMullen, Accounting Technician for AFDW/A8AO-NCR, received the award for

  • Serving the community that supports us

    Feds Feed Families is an annual food drive that serves to collect nonperishable donations and distribute them to families in need across the nation. White boxes labeled "Capital Area Food Bank" are located in nearly every building in military installations across the National Capital Region,

  • AFDW Airman is one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials have named this year's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, and one of Air Force District of Washington's senior NCO's was among the group of outstanding performers. Senior Master Sgt. David Newman, Knowledge Operations Management Flight superintendent assigned to U.S. Strategic

  • First Operational Growler Squadron Returns Safely

    The "Scorpions" of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 returned safely Stateside July 9 after being the first operational EA-18G Growler squadron to forward deploy.The event marked a milestone completion to an eight-month deployment that included combat operations in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn and

  • 11th Wing Safety Office - Camping

    There is nothing quite like camping in the summertime. Over the past century, more and more people have headed into the great outdoors for rest, relaxation, adventure and restoration. According to recent studies, in the past five years alone, over a third of the adults in the United States have