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Vol. 15 · No. 120 · Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Navy & Marines

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Base flags at half staff for ‘erectile dysfunction awareness day’

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—In honor of Erectile Dysfunction Awareness Day, Joint Base Andrews commander Col. Richard Weinerstein has ordered all flags flown at half-staff.

“Many of our airmen find this condition is hard,” said Weinerstein, “Or semi-hard.”

MWR and family programs are supporting the day’s awareness events with a partially inflated bouncy house.

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