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  • ‘Berlin for Lunch Bunch’ bridges Air Force history to modern times

    In what appeared to be routine, uneventful trips, cargo and imagery aircraft crews frequently flew in and out of West Berlin using three routes in what some assert was the most significant, sustained, and effective military reconnaissance program of the entire Cold War. Decades later, the Berlin for

  • Airmen of Note's Jazz Heritage Series wraps with Branford Marsalis

    Jazz legend Branford Marsalis was the final guest for this season's Jazz Heritage series put on April 5 by Airmen of Note at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus. Each month, The Air Force Band's premiere jazz ensemble

  • Air Force Band, renowned pianist jazz it up

    The U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note performed alongside pianist Kenny Barron during a Jazz Heritage Series performance at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., March 8, 2017. The series began in 1990 and has been broadcast to millions each year through

  • Force Budget Update

    Military and civilian attendees listen to discussions during the Air Force District of Washington Financial Management and Comptroller Conference in the Smart Conference Center here March 1, 2018. The day-long total force event covered myriad topics to include accounting, budget, manning and other

  • Meet AFDW’s new command chief!

    Chief Master Sgt. Melanie K. Noel began her role as Air Force District of Washington’s newest command chief in January 2018.As command chief, she serves as the senior enlisted leader for AFDW and the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing and is responsible to the AFDW Commander, Maj. Gen. James A. Jacobson,