Bolling Air Force Base News

At the end of a peninsula, hemmed in by Bolling Air Force Base, the Potomac River and a highway, sits the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Air Force is looking for a few good men. More specifically, a few holy men. The military has long faced a shortage of chaplains and is dealing with what it considers a critical shortage of Roman Cath olic priests.

Of course, he had to drive there to do it . To reach the trail, I drove south on Interstate 295, then got lost wandering around National Harbor before I found Oxon Hill Manor on Oxon Hill Road.

Chief Master Sgt. James Roy slipped off his service coat and put on one that Chief of Staff Gen.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy gives a speech during the retirement ceremony for Chief Master Sgt.

Air Force officials recently recognized four Airmen with the service's 2008 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award.

Since he took office two and a half years ago, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has traveled the world talking with troops about their service and sacrifices.

As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, Friday, June 26, 2009 Thank you for that introduction.

Lt. Col. Vanessa Grant speaks after assuming command of the 11th Contracting Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony June 15 at the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Lawn on Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. The men and women of the 11th Contracting Squadron welcomed their new commander June 15 during a change-of-command ceremony at the U.S. Air Force ...

Barksdale Air Force Base will be home of the service's newest major division, Global Strike Command, the state's lawmakers have been told.

Beyond the Ruins rocks the house at Club Fujiyama in Okinawa City. The band was recently named one of the top 10 military rocks bands by Playboy.

On Aug. 7, 1944, three out of four engines on the B-17 that Top Turret Gunner Charles H. Brown was on gave out.

Just because the band was playing on the library plaza didn't mean the Air Force's own band, Max Impact, would lower its volume.

"Chief's Own" base. Bolling is also home to many Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard.

Airman Andrew R. Dowling graduated Basic Military Training for the United States Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on May 8. He is currently in technical training school at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., where he is preparing to serve in the Air Force Honor Guard.

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. speaks during the proclamation ceremony for Air Force Week Salt Lake City June 1 at the Utah state capitol building.

Col. Jon A. Roop gives an opening speech to former chief master sergeants of the Air Force during a Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Room dedication ceremony May 26 at the Bolling Club at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. The room was dedicated to honor the Air Force's highest enlisted position and provided an opportunity for the newest generation ...

"The question is how. How do we as a nation prove worthy of the gift of freedom given to us by the men and women who fought and died? We must remember each and every one of them," said Adm.

Spectators of all ages enjoy the show as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly past, May 17 during the 2009 Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

An upcoming survey of federal workers who could be transferred to Albemarle County as part of the Rivanna Station development might give a better idea about how the project will affect schools, traffic and the housing market.