Band and guest artists perform for veterans

Love of cooking makes personal aide duties extra special

Staff Sgt. Nyeisha Coar picked up her pace on the way from her car to the "office," stopping to tell the grounds keeping crew where the grass needed trimmed. She then made a turkey sandwich for her boss, complete with Hellman's Mayonnaise, his favorite. There was little time to waste; her next

Air Force, Navy team up for inaugural open house

Bolling Air Force Base and the Anacostia Annex will open their gates to the public for the inaugural Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Open House on Independence Day. The Fourth of July celebration will begin at noon and end around at 9:15 p.m. with fireworks over the nation's capital. Gates will open at

DROP reduces deployment preparation time

We all know how tedious out-processing can be. We also know that with all of the preparation we have to do in our personal lives before a deployment, the last thing we want to do is spend all of our time at the military personnel flight and finance, sitting at briefing after briefing for weeks.

NDW and D.C. Fire Departments conduct joint training

The Naval District of Washington Fire Department, in conjunction with the District of Columbia Fire Department, have conducted various exercises since June 1 on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. A mix of firefighters from both departments have worked together daily on training that will end

New record-keeping program in use at Bolling Dental Clinic

Dentists at the Bolling AFB Dental Clinic in Washington, D.C., lead the Air Force in the use of the record-keeping AHLTA-dental program. ''We're the first clinic in the National Capital Region to have switched to the fully electronic record-keeping system," said Col. Ray Jeter, commander of the

Pro Golfers clinic comes to Andrews

The impact of the third annual Melwood Prince George's County Open was first felt by the Andrews Air Force Base, Md., community June 2 when Nationwide Tour professional golfers Kris Cox, Jason Schultz and Josh Broadaway toured the 1st Helicopter Squadron, the 779th Medical Wing's Aeromedical Staging

2009 Air Force Cycling Classic huge success

The U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic brought cycling fans a thrilling weekend in Virginia, while raising $34,500 for a charity that supports wounded warriors and the families of military members who have died serving their country. Nearly 1,000 riders participated in the two-day event, held May 30 in

Recycled playground opens at youth center

Children whose parents work and live on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., have a brand new recreational area to play on, made of recycled tires and 28,330 recycled milk jugs. The playground, which officially opened June 2, is located inside a fenced portion of the youth center and offers a

Ground broken for AF conference center

Andrews Air Force Base, Md., took another step towards becoming the destination of choice for military brass flying in and out of the National Capital Region with the groundbreaking of a state-of-the-art conference center May 20. The new conference center is officially known as the Strategic