Andrews AFB NewsLocal news for Andrews AFB, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.President honors Airmen, servicemembers during anniversary speech- March 21, 2008 "These death squads hid in schools, in hospitals, hoping to draw fire against Iraqi civilians. They used women and children as human shields. They stopped at nothing in their efforts to prevent us from prevailing, but they couldn't stop the coalition." The president of the United States honored servicemembers during a speech at the Pentagon March 19 to mark the five-year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom. via Carolina Flyer Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/andrews-afb-md/2008/03/president-honors-airmen-servicemembers-du... Iraq war gets harder to find on TV- March 19, 2008 A car bomb exploded near a CBS News crew covering American troops in Iraq, killing cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan and seriously injuring Dozier. via Pueblo Chieftainhttp://www.topix.net/city/andrews-afb-md/2008/03/iraq-war-gets-harder-to-find-on-tv?fromrs... Pope to begin U.S. trip at Andrews AFB- March 18, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI will be greeted by U.S. President George W. Bush at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., next month at the start of the pontiff's weeklong U.S. trip, the Vatican said Monday. via Air Force Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/andrews-afb-md/2008/03/pope-to-begin-u-s-trip-at-andrews-afb?fro... USAF, LM open D.C.-area calling center- March 7, 2008 "Continuing consolidation of this work is expected to reduce cost and allow for the reassignment of more than 200 military personnel to other regions whose critical staffing needs call for uniformed service members" Lockheed Martin has built a new calling center for the U.S. Air Force in the Washington, D.C., region. via UPIhttp://www.topix.net/city/andrews-afb-md/2008/03/usaf-lm-open-d-c-area-calling-center?from... |