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  • JBA Airman big hit at softball championships

    A Team Andrews Airman brought home gold and silver medals after representing the U.S. Air Force as a member of the All-Air Force Women's Softball Team in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and All-Armed Forces Women's Softball Team at the Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame Complex in Edmond, Oklahoma, Sept.

  • My choice, my story, my pledge

    As we prepare to kick-off this year's Combined Federal Campaign, think about the local charities and the services they provide. Think of the families who utilize those services. My family was one of them.My father was diagnosed with cancer when I was in junior high school. As a child it was hard to

  • AFDW Capital Airman: Master Sgt. Darby Grant

    Master Sgt. Darby Grant, Air Force District of Washington Law Office manager, is an AFDW Capital Airman. Darby joined the Air Force in 1992 and has been part of AFDW since March.Why did you choose to join the Air Force? My oldest brother was in the Air Force and sat me down when I was 20 and showed

  • Commander offers deployment advice

    A commander who recently returned from a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan shares about his experience, and advises Airmen on how to overcome deployment challenges. Deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Col. Scott Campbell immediately took command of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group.

  • Safeguarding your digital footprint

    Social media is a great resource for Airmen and their families to share information and stay connected to relatives at home and abroad.Although many depend on these wonderful tools, recent events have encouraged us to re-evaluate our digital footprint to ensure our personal and professional

  • Operation Homefront seeks Military Child of Year nominations

    Operation Homefront is seeking nominations for the 2015 Military Child of the Year awards.Officials of the nonprofit organization, which provides aid to service members and their families, said they understand what military children go through in supporting their service members and want to

  • Marines host Joint PME Course

    The Marine Transport Squadron Andrews is hosting a joint professional military education course on Joint Base Andrews, Oct. 5-18.The Corporals Course was designed to provide students the basic knowledge and skills necessary to be successful small-unit leaders. This course is focused around

  • AF to implement TDY policy changes

    The Air Force recently implemented two TDY policy changes that will impact travel reimbursements for Airmen.The first change, which took effect Oct. 1, made changes to the Joint Travel Regulations, Reimbursable and Incidental Expense Policy. The second will be a change in long-term TDY per diem

  • CFC offers chance to support charities across nation

    The 2014 Combined Federal Campaign has begun, providing members of the National Capital Region the chance to conveniently donate to international, regional and now even hometown charities."The CFC is a great program and this year it has gotten even better," said Master Sgt. Alfred Toney AFDW CFC