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Learning to Drill
December 5, 2025
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11th CES Airmen leverage joint partnership for training
December 4, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct convoy training in a Humvee at Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct. 16, 2025.
Air Force celebrates 75 years of excellence by the Honor Guard Drill Team
December 2, 2025
The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs during the 2025 Joint Base Andrews Air Show at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Sept. 13, 2025. The Honor Guard Drill Team performs world-wide, displaying their integrity, discipline, teamwork and professionalism through precise ceremonial drill routines. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Missy Sterling)
11th Wing hosts Thanksgiving lunch for JBAB community
November 26, 2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Kelli R. Moon, right, commander of the 11th Operations Group, places food on the plate of an Airman during a Thanksgiving lunch at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2025. JBAB commanders, first sergeants and superintendents served a Thanksgiving meal, focused on single service members, to bond over their unity and shared purpose to the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hayden Hallman)
Airmen of Note notate 75th anniversary
November 25, 2025
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tedd C. Baker, tenor saxophonist for the U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note, smiles with his father, Wayne Baker, after playing in the band’s 75th anniversary concert in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 26, 2025. Not a musician himself, Wayne joked he funded his son’s expensive musical start. Baker has played on multiple Air Force recordings in his nearly 25 years with the group and can be heard on critically acclaimed commercial records. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Powell)
When Airmen come together, excellence follows
November 21, 2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Harding, flight commander and noncommissioned officer in charge of the firing party, stands at attention during a rehearsal for the assumption of responsibility for U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wislbach, the 24th Chief of Staff of the Air Force at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 18, 2025.
JBAB Airmen train for deployed environment
November 20, 2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Blake, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance technician at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., communicates with the exercise command center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 18, 2025.
JBAB protocol to reveille, retreat, taps
November 17, 2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bradley Jones, premiere band trumpeter for The USAF Band, plays Taps during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2025. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, less than 81,000 Americans remain missing from WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Gulf Wars and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)
Resilience in uniform: A first sergeant’s journey with suicide prevention and awareness
September 30, 2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Capri Vasquez, first sergeant for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, reflects at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2025. Vasquez advocated for suicide prevention after having both a personal and professional experience in intervening in suicide attempts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanel Toussaint)
Air Force updates physical fitness program
September 24, 2025
Airmen perform a physical fitness assessment.