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  • 'No Heat, No Cool' soon underway at JBA

    The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron will initiate an installation-wide "No Heat/No Cool" period in anticipation of switching from cooling to heating modes on heating, ventilation and air conditioning units from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 2014 on Joint Base Andrews.HVAC technicians will complete all equipment

  • Energy Action Month fosters greener JBA

    October is Energy Action Month at Joint Base Andrews, Md.The "I am Air Force Energy" program is aimed at raising awareness of individual Airmen and JBA families' energy consumption and their role in energy conservation."We want to make people aware of base energy consumption and change the culture

  • Be ready with National Preparedness Month

    The clouds begin to turn grey and the wind picks up. A weather alert howls on the TV--your area is under a tornado warning, and you have moments to respond. Your family scrambles to the most protected part of the house. There you have supplies to weather the storm and recover when it's over. You

  • State of Air Force Reserve discussed at AFA

    Senior Department of Defense and industry leaders gathered at the Air Force Association's 2014 Air and Space conference and technology exposition Sept. 15 to discuss the future of the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.More than 5,000 U.S. and allied-nation Airmen, corporate and media representatives

  • September new member snapshot

    Airman Karen Harris is the 459th Air Refueling Wing new snapshot member of the month, Sept. 14. Harris joins the wing for the first time after completing Basic Military Training and technical training. She manages supply in the logistics readiness squadron managing supply. Her favorite part about

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Redcoats marched through Andrews to Battle of Bladensburg

    Echoes of battles past whisper through the landscape of many military installations. But, 200 years ago, elements of the British army marched through the hills and woods of what is now Joint Base Andrews.The redcoats landed in Benedict, Maryland, under the command of Maj. Gen. Robert Ross in 1814

  • Base to host technology expo

    The JB Andrews Technology Exposition will be held on Wednesday, 10 September from 1000 - 1400 at The Club at Andrews. All military, civilian, and contractor personnel are invited to attend for free!Please join us and discover solutions for every mission!More than 25 exhibitors will provide hands-on