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July 16, 2024
Eight-year-old cancer fighter honored as 35th Pilot for a Day

Clyde Hicks, an eight-year-old from Severna Park, Md., was honored as the Check-6 Foundation’s 35th Pilot for a Day, July 10.Clyde was diagnosed in December with a grade two intramedullary spinal astrocytoma and grade two neuroblastoma, and is currently receiving treatment at Children’s National
June 21, 2024
Joint Base Andrews hosts 2024 Small Business Summit

Joint Base Andrews hosted the 2024 Small Business Summit, providing small business owners an opportunity to network with peers and connect with contracting officials, Air Force mission partners and business organizations from across the National Capital Region, June 13.
May 2, 2024
Curiosity sparks knowledge: Military children engage in mock deployment activities

Children of military personnel gathered at the base theater grounds to gain insight into their parents' deployment preparations during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event, April 27.
April 12, 2024
Joint Base Andrews hosts third annual State of the Base Address

Leaders from federal, state, and local levels gathered here Wednesday for the installation’s third annual State of the Base Address. This event served as a pivotal platform for military commanders and civic leaders to discuss collective priorities, recent achievements, and areas for advancement
April 4, 2024
Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, met with newly-selected senior noncommissioned officers at the U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Wednesday.The week-long orientation at the General Jacob E.
March 26, 2024
Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, for an air refueling orientation flight, March 19, 2024.
Oct. 19, 2023
Joint Base Andrews welcomes arrival of all-electric aircraft after historic flight

AFWERX, in collaboration with one of its primary division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, landed an ALIA conventional take-off and landing, all-electric aircraft at Andrews during a multi-stop flight from Vermont to Florida, Oct. 18.AFWERX, an innovation program of the
Sept. 7, 2023
316th Wing Fire Emergency Services gain virtual reality tool to train for real-world disaster

The 316th Wing Inspector General and Fire Emergency Services trained with a new tool, the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator, at Fire Station 1, Aug. 29-31. The training kicked-off a two-day scenario covering emergency situations such as aircraft fires, building fires and medical emergencies.
March 10, 2023
Students experience JBA Aerospace Summit

Future engineers, scientists and inventors from local area schools filled the bay area of hangar three on March 9, 2023, for the 5th Annual Aerospace Summit.Sponsored by the Patriots Training Technology Center, JBA’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math annual event is an opportunity for
Feb. 28, 2023
JBA, JBAB rideshare program goes live

Joint Base Andrews and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., paired together to kick off a new program allowing the rideshare company Uber to transport passengers with installation access to and from the bases starting March 1, 2023.