News

  • Cyber Airmen “fuel” innovation

    Cyber Airmen assigned to the 557th Weather Wing recently teamed together with the Defense Innovation Unit program making changes to how airborne tankers are scheduled. The changes are the direct result of a March 8, 2018, memo from Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, where he stated,

  • Fisher assumes command of 459 OSS

    Colonel Douglas E. Gullion, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander (left), hands the 459th Operations Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Brian J. Fisher (right) in a hangar on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line Oct. 13, 2018. Fisher previously served as the 459th OSS director of operations

  • 'No Heat, No Cool' period starting soon at 459 ARW

    Winter is coming! And that brings cold temperatures. So to keep us warm during the frosty months, the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron here will initiate an installation-wide "No Heat/No Cool" period from Oct. 15 – Nov. 15, 2018, weather permitting, to assist in switching heating, ventilation and air

  • The general election is quickly approaching on 6 November 2018!

    Election day is about a month away, and if you plan to mail in your vote, please continue reading.   If you requested an absentee ballot, you should receive your ballot by early October. Vote and send it back by October 13, 2018 if you’re outside the United States or October 26, 2018 if you’re in

  • America's Airman: A1C Kody E. Welsh

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- (America’s Airman is a weekly article highlighting a member of the JBA community)Hometown?Honesdale, Pennsylvania Why do you serve?I decided to serve so I could travel as well as introduce myself to new and different opportunities.How does your job impact the wing's

  • America's Airman: A1C Jalene A. Brooks

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- (America’s Airman is a weekly article highlighting a member of the JBA community) Hometown? St. Croix U.S. Virgin IslandsWhy do you serve?Like most people, I take pride in utilizing my strengths to help others. The Air Force has offered me both the training and a multitude

  • JBA holds 9/11 memorial service

    Members of the Joint Base Andrews community paid tribute to those affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a remembrance ceremony here, Sept. 11, 2018.First responders and flight crew personnel stood in a formation of four elements representing each attack that occurred 17 years ago. Each element