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Col. Arnald Gabriel Portrait

This portrait of Col. Arnald Gabriel conducting the U.S. Air Force Band was presented to Colonel Gabriel during his retirement ceremony, Feb. 21 1985. The portrait is in honor of Colonel and Mrs. Gabriel upon the occasion of his retirement from the United States Air Force after 36 years of service. Col. Gabriel is now conductor emeritus of the U.S. Air Force Band. In April, 2010, the colonel conducted The U.S. Air Force Band Strings as they recorded a holiday album.
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CBRN Response Force

Airman 1st Class Samuel Mericle of the 779th Aerospace Medicine Squadron performs a radial survey to determine radiation levels after a simulated explosion in front of the Base Exchange during a training scenario at the Center for National Response in Gallagher, W. Va, on March 24, 2010. The Air Force District of Washington sent CBRNE Response Force personnel to the training facility for two, week-long training events to reinforce the skills necessary to mitigate real world CBRN emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Renae L. Saylock)
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CBRN response force

Staff Sgt. Parker Stade observes as Airman 1st Class Eric Reist and Staff Sgt. Charlotte Robinson sample an unknown liquid from a bottle at a simulated deployment location as part of an Air Force District of Washington CBRNE Response Force team. The team trained at the Center for National Response in Gallagher, W.Va., Mar. 25, 2010. The Response Force is made up of personnel from the 316th Wing, 79th Medical Wing and 11th Wing. It is a force that combines Bio-environmental Engineers, Civil Engineering Readiness and Emergency Management and Fire Emergency services to respond to emergency situations on AFDW installations and possibly in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Renae L. Saylock)(released)
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AF Ceremonial Lawn

11th Civil Engineering Squadron employee Carl White cleans his grass edge trimmer before circling the Ceremonial Lawn on Bolling AFB, Washington D.C. His work ensures that every blade of grass is in the right place for events ranging from monthly Air Force District of Washington retirement ceremonies to the Air Force Tattoo ceremony, which puts the best Air Force ceremonial elements on display.
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Honor Guard armory

AFDW Commander Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones inspects the USAF Honor Guard's armory which houses non functional ceremonial and drill weapons as wella s live fire rifles and pistols. The Dec. 16, 2009 immersion tour took General Jones from the 11th Operationsl Group headquarters to the ceremonial lawn and included a tour of all Honor Guard drill facilities at Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
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Honor Guard burial detail

AFDW Commander Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones observes the Honor Guard ceremonial casket bearars drill with a full scale replica coffin along side Maj. Tyson Willis, the Honor Guard's director of operations. Recognized for their roles in state funerals and for conferring honors during military burials, the bearers walk in unison, observing subtle gestures in the feet on the men in front of them signaling a change in elevation or a dropoff. The Dec. 16, 2009 immersion tour took General Jones from the 11th Operationsl Group headquarters to the ceremonial lawn and included a tour of all Honor Guard drill facilities at Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
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Honor Guard Firing Party

AFDW Commander Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones observes a 21-gun salute performed by the United States Air Force Honor Guard Firing Party. Recognized for their roles in state funerals and for conferring honors during military burials, the firing team attempts to sound off in unison and attain the illusion of "Seven as One." The Dec. 16, 2009 immersion tour took General Jones from the 11th Operationsl Group headquarters to the ceremonial lawn and included a tour of all Honor Guard drill facilities at Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
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Chief Master Sgt. Wheeler, Balad Iraq, Retirement

Chief Master Sgt. Paul Wheeler (right) and Chief Master Sgt. David Nordel, (left) posing near a fortification on Joint-Base Balad, Iraq. (Photo Courtesy of Chief Nordel)
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Malcolm Grow Medical Center

Maj. Gen. Ralph Jodice, Air Force District of Washington commander, and Staff Sgt. Jenette Thompson, an aerospace medical technician with the 779th Aeromedical Staging Facility, brief Brig. Gen. Karl Horst, commander of the Military District of Washington, about the Maryland Room in the ASF during his tour of AFDW on Jul. 29. The purpose of the visit to the Air Force District of Washington was to orient and understand the unique assets and mission that AFDW brings to the MDW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renae L. Kleckner)
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Evacuation Brief

Staff Sgt. Jenette Thompson, an aerospace medical technician with the 779th Aeromedical Staging Facility, briefs Brig. Gen. Karl Horst, commander of the Military District of Washington, on the air evacuation process upon his arrival to Malcolm Grow on Jul. 28. The purpose of the visit to the Air Force District of Washington was to orient and understand the unique assets and mission that AFDW brings to the MDW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renae L. Kleckner)
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1st Helo aircraft sampled

Contracted AFDW employee Debra Robinson and Senior CBRNE analyst Carl Blakey swab the boom of a 1 HS aircraft to determine the among of biological stimulant it was exposed to during the exercise on Saturday. The airmen were part of 18 different state and federal agencies assisting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency in an Operational Response Test that took place July 11 on the Pentagon Reservation. The test was designed to provide first responders with information on the best methods to decontaminate people following a biological attack.
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1st. Helo squadron crewman sampled

Contracted AFDW employee Debra Robinson and senior CBRNE analyst Carl Blakey swab Staff Sgt. Jason Sitzles of the 316 WG, 1st Helicopter Squadron’s flight helmet after his arrival at Andrews AFB. Samples taken from the entire crew indicate the amount of contaminant they were exposed to during the evacuation. The airmen were part of 18 different state and federal agencies assisting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency in an Operational Response Test that took place July 11 on the Pentagon Reservation. The test was designed to provide first responders with information on the best methods to decontaminate people following a biological attack.
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Pre-Landing decontamination

Pentagon Force Protection sprays down a contaminated parking lot in an effort to measure water’s mitigating effect on settled biological simulant. The agents were part of 18 different state and federal agencies assisting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency in an Operational Response Test that took place July 11 on the Pentagon Reservation. The test was designed to provide first responders with information on the best methods to decontaminate people following a biological attack.
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Capt. Ramirez 1st Helo Squadron

Capt. Daniel Ramirez of the 1st Helicopter Squadron flags a clean 1 HS aircraft into a vacant Pentagon parking lot coated in bio-agent simulant. The clean helo and its pilots, members of the 316th Wing at Andrews AFB, M were later swabbed to measure how contaminated they became as a result of the rotor wash. The airmen were part of 18 different state and federal agencies assisting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency in an Operational Response Test that took place July 11 on the Pentagon Reservation. The test was designed to provide first responders with information on the best methods to decontaminate people following a biological attack.
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AHLTA

Col. Nancy Motyka, residency director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry, performs a dental examination of a patient while Dental Technician A1C Irma Gonzalez makes on-screen treatment notes in the AHLTA program.
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