A selection of photos I’ve taken while on the job.
![IMG_3189 Namir Branch, an intern with the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, takes part in an obstacle course during Aberdeen Proving Ground's annual greening course.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_3189.jpg?w=396&h=396&crop=1&ssl=1)
Namir Branch, an intern with the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, takes part in an obstacle course during Aberdeen Proving Ground’s annual greening course.
![IMG_5931 Harrison Henneberg, 16, of Clifton, Virginia (right) operates the fire hose nozzle as Joseph Telfer, 14, of Baltimore, (center) handles the hose and APG firefighter James Smith, left, supervises during an exercise at the APG South (Edgewood) fire station on Monday, July 1, 2019. Harrison and Joseph are two of more than 160 members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps, who are taking part in a 9-day camp at APG. In addition to firefighting and emergency management skills, the cadets — ages 13-17 — will spend their time at the installation learning military customs, Naval history and leadership lessons.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5931.jpg?w=396&h=396&crop=1&ssl=1)
Harrison Henneberg, 16, of Clifton, Virginia (right) operates the fire hose nozzle as Joseph Telfer, 14, of Baltimore, (center) handles the hose and APG firefighter James Smith, left, supervises during an exercise at the APG South (Edgewood) fire station on Monday, July 1, 2019. Harrison and Joseph are two of more than 160 members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps, who are taking part in a 9-day camp at APG. In addition to firefighting and emergency management skills, the cadets — ages 13-17 — will spend their time at the installation learning military customs, Naval history and leadership lessons.
![DSC_1147 Clinical trial technicians Emma Natal-Phoebus and Samantha Mertz prepare Hanna, a 14-year-old Golden Retriever chow, for a stem cell clinical trial that will examine the effectiveness of stem cells in treating arthritis in dogs.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dogarthritis.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Clinical trial technicians Emma Natal-Phoebus and Samantha Mertz prepare Hanna, a 14-year-old Golden Retriever chow, for a stem cell clinical trial that will examine the effectiveness of stem cells in treating arthritis in dogs.
![JAB_2411 Bishop Isaac Jenkins Sr. of Macedonia Baptist Church in Pocomoke City sits in the choir room of his church. Growing up in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the only one of S.M. Jenkins’ seven children who wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a pastor.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JAB_2411.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Bishop Isaac Jenkins Sr. of Macedonia Baptist Church in Pocomoke City sits in the choir room of his church. Growing up in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the only one of S.M. Jenkins’ seven children who wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a pastor.
![DSC_2762 Aberdeen Proving Ground Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor stands with the Aberdeen Ironbirds during a performance of the national anthem at Ripken Stadium June 14, 2018](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/DSC_2762-1-scaled.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Aberdeen Proving Ground Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor stands with the Aberdeen Ironbirds during a performance of the national anthem at Ripken Stadium June 14, 2018
![ca_at_Donna_Edwards_charlestown Maryland Senate candidate Rep. Donna F. Edwards speaks to members of the Charlestown Retirement Community Thursday, April 21. She was invited by the Legislative Political Committee of the Charlestown Residents’ Council.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/edwards.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Maryland Senate candidate Rep. Donna F. Edwards speaks to members of the Charlestown Retirement Community Thursday, April 21. She was invited by the Legislative Political Committee of the Charlestown Residents’ Council.
![1st aml (1) Soldiers with the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic partake in M4 carbine training during a training exercise hosted by the 1st AML, April 23, 2019.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1st-aml-1-scaled.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Soldiers with the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic partake in M4 carbine training during a training exercise hosted by the 1st AML, April 23, 2019.
![DSC_3673 Supporters line up prior to the start of the Lansdowne High School boys varsity basketball game Jan. 31 to hug Kerry Linton, whose daughter, Kayla, a senior at the school, died on Jan. 28.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kaylalinton.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Supporters line up prior to the start of the Lansdowne High School boys varsity basketball game Jan. 31 to hug Kerry Linton, whose daughter, Kayla, a senior at the school, died on Jan. 28.
![burn (3) A firefighter from the APG Fire Department prepared to take part in a controlled burn exercise at the Welzenbach Farm in Edgewood Saturday, June 2, 2018.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/burn-3-scaled.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
A firefighter from the APG Fire Department prepared to take part in a controlled burn exercise at the Welzenbach Farm in Edgewood Saturday, June 2, 2018.
![Run-GoldStar-16 U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maurice Fullenwider Jr. places a stone in memory of Marine Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr. at the Gold Star Plaza in APG’s Living Legacy Forest on Sept. 20. Joining Fullenwider Jr. were Burger’s mother, Martina Burger; APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo; APG Senior Enlisted Adviser Command Sgt. Maj. Kristie Brady and APG Garrison Commander Col. Timothy Druell.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Run-GoldStar-16-scaled.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Maurice Fullenwider Jr. places a stone in memory of Marine Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr. at the Gold Star Plaza in APG’s Living Legacy Forest on Sept. 20. Joining Fullenwider Jr. were Burger’s mother, Martina Burger; APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo; APG Senior Enlisted Adviser Command Sgt. Maj. Kristie Brady and APG Garrison Commander Col. Timothy Druell.
![basketball APG suicide prevention program manager Lamont Coger and Diana Reeves, suicide prevention manager for the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, helped organize the first Hoops for Heart 3-on-3 basketball tournament for suicide prevention awareness Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/basketball.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
APG suicide prevention program manager Lamont Coger and Diana Reeves, suicide prevention manager for the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, helped organize the first Hoops for Heart 3-on-3 basketball tournament for suicide prevention awareness Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.
![DSC_0462 83-year-old Gloria Todd, of Catonsville, holds a missing flyer she created for her longtime pet turtle, Moses.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/turtle.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
83-year-old Gloria Todd, of Catonsville, holds a missing flyer she created for her longtime pet turtle, Moses.
![DSC_7408 6-year-old Sophia Nelson writes on a dry-erase weekly calendar that tomorrow's her first day of school at her home in Catonsville Tuesday, Aug. 23.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/firstdayofschool.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
6-year-old Sophia Nelson writes on a dry-erase weekly calendar that tomorrow’s her first day of school at her home in Catonsville Tuesday, Aug. 23.
![DSC_2074 Cody the Cub, the newly named mascot of Catonsville Elementary School, greets students as they enter the school Wednesday, Nov. 9.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mascot.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Cody the Cub, the newly named mascot of Catonsville Elementary School, greets students as they enter the school Wednesday, Nov. 9.
![DSC_6779 Steve Kim delivers testimony to the Baltimore County Liquor Board as it hears his application for a liquor license Monday, May 1. The license was denied.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/liquorboard.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
Steve Kim delivers testimony to the Baltimore County Liquor Board as it hears his application for a liquor license Monday, May 1. The license was denied.
![samjeff NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery founder Sam Calagione take part in a Q&A session at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand on Aug. 20, 2014.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/samjeff.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery founder Sam Calagione take part in a Q&A session at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand on Aug. 20, 2014.
![CG reading (1) APG Senior Commander and CECOM Commanding General Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo reads “The Lion and the Mouse,” by Jenny Broom, to local children during the fourth annual Fairy Tale & Superhero Festival at the Bel Air branch of the Harford County Public Library Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The event is held as a celebration of all things reading.](https://i0.wp.com/jonbleiweis.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CG-reading-1-scaled.jpg?w=262&h=262&crop=1&ssl=1)
APG Senior Commander and CECOM Commanding General Maj. Gen. Mitchell Kilgo reads “The Lion and the Mouse,” by Jenny Broom, to local children during the fourth annual Fairy Tale & Superhero Festival at the Bel Air branch of the Harford County Public Library Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The event is held as a celebration of all things reading.