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  • Rape Aggression Defense class empowers

     The sound of “no” being yelled forcefully resonates through the small room where eight women stand in a circle.  An instructor tells them to relax before repeating the command. Two additional instructors observe and make slight adjustments to some of the women’s stances.  The women are members of

  • Run, Hide, Fight

    Run if you can. Hide if you can't. Fight if you must.Three important decisions can be weighed when confronted with an active shooter incident; knowing when and how to use these decisions may save your life. On Aug. 17, at the Jacob E. Smart Building here, the 11th Security Support Squadron training

  • Travel, build resiliency with Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

    Are you a recent, current or upcoming Air Force Reserve deployer? Did you know there are free trips available to you and your loved ones to some great destinations where you can learn valuable information to prepare for deployment, sustain yourself and your family during the mobilization process,

  • 459th ARW tests their response capabilities

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing participated in a Nuclear Operations Readiness Exercise here during the August Unit Training Assembly. The exercise tested the wing’s capability to respond and react to a real-world nuclear threat and provided wing members the training required to fulfill the

  • Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.

  • Under the hat: Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th

    Learning the basics of the Air Force is no easy task. Getting yelled at constantly, memorizing Air Force facts, strict attention to detail, and marching around for hours upon hours are all experiences Airmen endure upon crossing into the blue. These basics are taught to new members of the 459th Air

  • Par for The Courses

    Located on Joint Base Andrews, home of Air Force One, sits The Courses, an 11th Force Support Squadron asset, comprised of three 18-hole golf courses, three practice putting greens, two private practice areas and a driving range. “We have a very relaxed country club atmosphere,” said Mike Thomas,

  • Approved plan for dispute resolution

    The official Alternate Dispute Resolution Plan for Joint Base Andrews, Md., was put together by the 11th Wing Equal Opportunity office and signed by 11th WG leadership on June 9, 2016.The plan gives the EO office and the base an approved, hard copy, and signed off program to use for workplace

  • Fuel cell extraction exercise tests small space rescue

    Senior Airman William Ellingson, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems mechanic, tests the air quality inside a KC-135R Stratotanker fuel cell during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. The exercise tests rescuers ability to