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Air Force Moves Ahead with Plan to Put HH-60W at Andrews

Aug. 12, 2026 | By Greg Hadley
New helicopters, a new unit, and more Airmen are primed to move to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as the Air Force upgrades to modified HH-60Ws for its executive transport needs around the nation's capital.

Andrews Is 4th Base Tapped to Get New MH-139 ‘Grey Wolf’ Helos

June 7, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force has selected Joint Base Andrews, Md., as the next location to receive the new MH-139 helicopter. If the selection is finalized, the Grey Wolf will replace the aging UH-1N Huey and expand the installation’s fleet size. Once Andrews gets the MH-139, it ...

Airmen Aim to Promote Diversity in Aviation With Event at HBCU

April 27, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
An Air Force UH-1N helicopter will land near Cramton Auditorium on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., on April 30, fulfilling one pilot’s dream and perhaps sparking a few more. That’s the hope of 1st Lt. Dontae Bell, a pilot with the 1st ...

Andrews Huey Shot At, Makes Emergency Landing in Virginia

Aug. 12, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
An Air Force UH-1N Huey took small arms fire and conducted an emergency landing during a training flight west of Washington, D.C., on Aug. 10. The Huey, part of the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., was flying an instrument approach to the ...

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