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  • Wounded Warriors adapt, overcome at Andrews sports camp

    More than 30 Air Force Wounded Warriors gathered at the West Fitness Center on June 26, to kick off a two-day adaptive sports camp designed to help them overcome their challenges and enjoy a physically active lifestyle.This was the first Air Force Wounded Warriors Adaptive Sports Camp held

  • Reckless riders rue motorcycle safety

    Summer is here and some top concerns for base residents and motorcycle riders this season include busy streets and vehicle safety.To help Andrews personnel take proactive safety measures, Joint Base Andrews Motorcycle Safety Day is slated to take place on Friday, June 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the

  • An unCOMMon opportunity

    It was like many other Friday mornings at Joint Base Andrews. The base bustled; busy with myriad missions that affect nations across the globe. One Airman from the 744th Communications Group here, like thousands of other service members, suited up for work. For him, though, this wasn't a typical

  • Band member wins local Emmy

    A member of The United States Air Force Band was part of a team presented with an Emmy® award at the National Capital/Chesapeake Bay chapter of the National Television Academy of Arts and Sciences gala at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel June 15.Master Sgt. Jim DeVaughn, audio engineer with

  • AFDW talks about sexual harassment, assault prevention

    In an effort to confront the increasing number of sexual misconduct cases in the military leadership at Headquarters Air Force District of Washington hosted a mandatory Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Resiliency Stand-Down day at Joint Base Andrews June 17. The day's theme was "Accountability

  • Physical Therapy Flight opens direct access clinic

    The physical therapy (PT) clinic at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center will begin a direct access acute clinic later this month. "The purpose of the clinic is to expedite care without obtaining a referral from your Primary Care Manager (PCM) and allow you to self-refer to physical

  • Andrews Commissary to close Mondays due to furlough

    The Defense Commissary Agency recently announced plans to close commissaries at most military installations on Mondays due to the furlough of federal employees - yet another side effect of the sequester.The Joint Base Andrews Commissary will be one of the effected stores, and beginning July 8, will

  • Sixth generation descendants of Darcey family visit Belle Chance

    Nestled inside the gates of Joint Base Andrews, Md., lies Belle Chance, the current residence of the of a top Air Force general officer and the site of the Darcey Family cemetery, one of several private cemeteries in Prince George's County.On June 7, five of the sixth-generation descendants of the

  • 2012 Annual Consumer Water Quality Reports now available

    Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the base water provider, and Terrapin Utility Service, Inc., the base water infrastructure manager, have released their 2012 annual water consumer confidence reports.The reports detail water quality parameters and data collected verifying water quality. Under

  • Andrews powered by innovation

    Team Andrews members from the 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron answered the call to innovate as the Air Force faces a slashed budget this year.Thomas Main, 11th LRS Deputy Chief; 2nd Lt. Luke Muldoon, Deployment and Distribution Flight Commander; Master Sgt. Ted Vandenbrink, Vehicle Management