Jan. 24, 2017

The Integrity of Speaking Up

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Integrity is the cornerstone of our core values. We say that, integrity is doing what is right when no one is looking.

Dec. 13, 2016

Thoughts of family for the holiday season

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Family, this word has different meanings to different people. Most of us claim some sort of family. I believe there are four kinds of family to which we each belong. First, we have our family of birth. Let’s face it, we all came from two individuals and we didn’t have a choice with our birth family – it just “is.”

Nov. 21, 2016

Aviation history: Every tail tells a story

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Joint Base Langley-Eustis community members quickly learn to identify and distinguish the two types of aircraft currently flying here, the F-22 Raptor and the T-38 Talon.

Nov. 8, 2016

Earning the GAFPB: an Airman’s evolution

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Swimming has never been a problem for me in the past, but this time was different. As I walked out of the locker room and saw the line of U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors waiting and watching as fellow participants struggled to complete the swim, a feeling of anxiousness started to overwhelm me.