America’s Airfield showcases 70 years of air superiority

The 2017 JBA Air Show: America’s Air and Space Expo, which was held from Sept 15 to 17, commemorated the U.S. Air Force’s 70th Birthday by highlighting decades of breaking barriers

NCR home to USSSA Military World Series champions

Approximately 20 women from various U.S. Military branches and dependents from the National Capital Region, who make up the Lady Not Forgotten softball team, brought back the title from the annual U.S. Special Sports Association Military World Series in Augusta, Ga., Aug. 14.   The team played in

Honoring 459th ARW healers during National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week honors the skilled service of men and women who devote themselves to the care of patients. It’s recognized annually from May 6 to May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. Nightingale is regarded as a medical pioneer who drastically improved sanitary conditions of hospitals in

Honor Guard marches in Old Town Saint Patty’s Day Parade

Giving blood to brothers in arms

The Armed Services Blood Bank Center came to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and received donations from volunteers on base. The donated blood is shipped to military treatment facilities across the globe and used overseas at forward deployed locations.

JBA sends off former President Obama

Joint Base Andrews members bid farewell to former President Barack Obama and thanked him for his leadership here during a ceremony, Jan. 20. This event was also marked by Obama’s final departure on presidential aircraft, this time known as Special Air Mission 44 instead of Air Force One, a

Maintainers: bringing fuel to the fight

Every few seconds, wind gusts whip past him as he clasps an orange signal wand in each hand, placing them behind his back. Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, stands motionless on the flightline at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as temperatures approach

Donations for 'survival': JBA contributes to local food banks

As of April 1, 2016, the commissary on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, has contributed 30 donations of nearly 10,000 pounds to local food banks.As part of the Defense Commissary Agency initiative, commissaries across the nation have joined efforts to donate unsellable but edible food to those in