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  • Senior Airmen Chris Cenatiempo, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, shows members of the 11th Wing leadership items in his dorm room on Bolling AFB. Senior Leadership visited the dorms to deliver cookies to the Airmen as part of the annual Commander’s Cookie Caper sponsored by the Wing and the Air Force Officers Wives Club (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Tim Chacon)(Released)

    Annual cookie caper delivers to Airmen

    Airmen living in the dorms on Bolling AFB received a holiday surprise Dec. 18 from 11th Wing leadership and representatives from the Air Force Officers Wives Club. Volunteers wanting to spread holiday cheer to Airmen went floor by-floor-and door-to-door in both the Honor Guard dorms and Blanchard Barracks. They handed out nearly 500 pounds of
  • Gen. William M. Fraser III, Air Force vice chief of staff, and Col. Jon A. Roop, 11th Wing commander, speak with Lt. Col. Anthony Taylor, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard commander Dec. 17 on Bolling. General Fraser was on Bolling for an 11th Wing mission brief and tour of the base, which included the Honor Guard Ceremonial Hall and the Band hanger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Adams)

    Vice CSAF visits Bolling

    Gen. William M. Fraser III, Air Force vice chief of staff, visited Bolling AFB, Washington Dec. 18 for a tour of the base and a brief of the 11th Wing mission. The tour and brief were led by Col. Jon A Roop, 11th Wing commander. General Fraser met with several base commanders and chief's and spoke about issues like the upcoming joint basing with
  • Representatives from the five agencies who received certificates of recognition resulting form the 2008 Internal Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Assessment pose with Col. Jon A. Roop, 11th Wing commander, Dec. 15 The agencies who received certificates were the Bolling Arts and Crafts Center, the Defense Intelligence Agency Powerhouse #2, the Pinnacle Housing Maintenance Facility, the Bolling Dental Instrument Processing Center and the Bolling Auto Pride Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)(Released)

    Five work centers recognized for positive findings

    Five Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., work centers were recently recognized for positive findings during the November 2008 Internal Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Assessment. The Arts and Crafts Center was recognized for outstanding housekeeping and hazardous materials management. The Defense Intelligence Agency Powerhouse No. 2,

  • Global Strike Command temporarily locating to Bolling AFB

    Air Force leaders gathered Dec. 10 to discuss efforts related to reinvigorating the service's nuclear enterprise. This was the first meeting of the newly-created Air Force Nuclear Oversight Board, which was created as part of the Air Force Nuclear Roadmap released Oct. 24. The board, chaired by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air
  • Staff Sgt. Timothy Evans, 11th Security Forces Squadron, poses with his dog Timi, a 5-year-old dual-purpose explosive detection German Shepherd, Dec.15 at the 11th SFS training facility on Bolling. Sergeant Evans and Timi were deployed for six months to Iraq with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Chacon)

    Bolling K-9 team deploys with Army Airborne

    Staff Sgt. Timothy Evans, 11th Security Forces Squadron, was deployed the first half of 2008 with his partner, Timi. Timi is not just aother Security Forces Airman; Timi is a 5-year-old Dual-Purpose Explosive Detection German Shepherd. The two unit-team deployed with the Army's 101st Airborne Division to forward operating locations in Iraq from
  • Airman 1st Class Yolanda Salido, 11th Operations Group, laces shoes which will be given to elementary school students at the 7th District annual Christmas Party Dec. 12, in Washington. Eighteen Airmen from Bolling AFB and the Pentagon volunteered to put shoes on the feet of 220 children, serve food, wrap gifts and clean up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dan DeCook)

    Bolling, Pentagon Airmen give time to give shoes

    A child cannot control the shoes on their feet or the clothes on their backs. They cannot buy themselves Christmas presents or cook meals. Fortunately, there are people in this world who understand that children sometimes need help that their parents are unable to provide. Eighteen Airmen from Bolling AFB and the Pentagon volunteered to participate

  • Congress authorizes paternity leave for military spouses

    Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of non-chargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act. The law applies to married, active-duty Airmen. The Airman's wife must have given birth to the child on or after Oct. 14, 2008. "This is going to have a positive

  • Military housing allowance rates for 2009 set

    Housing allowances for military members will go up an average of 6.9 percent in 2009, Defense Department officials announced Dec. 15. The increase comes to an average of about $95 per month across the board for the 950,000 servicemembers expected to draw basic allowance for housing, or BAH, in 2009, but some servicemembers will not see any increase
  • Major Gen. Ralph Jodice, Air Force District of Washington commander, presents Chris Thompson, an Air Force Association member, with a Medal of Merit for his outstanding support of the AFA Thomas W. Anthony Chapter during an AFA awards ceremony Dec. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobby Jones)

    Many members honored at AFA annual luncheon

    The Air Force Association Thomas W. Anthony chapter hosted its annual awards luncheon at The Club at Andrews Dec. 3. The guest speaker, Maj. Gen. Ralph Jodice, Air Force District Washington commander, commended the AFA members for their support of uniformed military members and for their perseverance in moving the Air Force ahead. "The AFA supports
  • Col. Jon A. Roop, 11th Wing commander and Senior Airman Jessica Minchin, 11th Mission Support Squadron, cut cake for the opening of the new co-located Pentagon Military Personnel Flight, Airman and Family Readiness Center, Military Testing and Finance Offices, Dec. 2. The co-located offices will provide better customer service to more than 55,000 military members assigned to the Pentagon. (US Air Force photo by Mr. Thomas Dennis)

    11th MSS opens office in Pentagon

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