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Oh, deer: JBLE environmental ensures wildlife aids mission
May 31, 2017
The 733rd Civil Engineer Division environmental element at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., ensures mission success by managing natural resources to provide adequate land on which U.S. Army Soldier’s train. The deer population is an example of wildlife managed on JBLE. Overpopulation risks depletion of the understory of the forest, which could impact Soldiers land navigation training or other mission-related activities. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
Fitness for the fallen
May 31, 2017
U.S. service members and their families begin a 1-mile run during a Memorial Day Murph and Pararescue Workout event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 29, 2017. The event included a variety of exercises and aimed to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)
Hurricane season: Don't be scared, be prepared
May 31, 2017
Hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30, but can occur earlier or later than projected. Members are encouraged to build an emergency kit and have a plan to prepare for possible emergency situations.
New missile pushes F-22 ahead of fight
May 24, 2017
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Patterson, 1st Maintenance Group weapons standardization lead crew member, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Russell Taylor, 1st Maintenance Group weapons standardization lead crew member, does checks on an AIM-9X missile before being loaded onto an F-22 Raptor, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 19, 2017. Before the AIM-9X, the F-22 had the AIM-9M which dates back to the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Dole)
Alpha Warriors challenge Air Force members
May 24, 2017
Micah Johnson, Alpha Warrior Challenge participant, transitions between two obstacles during the Alpha Warrior Challenge at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 20, 2017. The object of the challenge was to complete as much of the course as possible, in the fastest amount of time and with the least amount of errors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)
Maintaining deployment, legal readiness
May 24, 2017
A gavel sits in the Luke Air Force Base courtroom Feb. 19. The legal office at Luke handles a multitude of cases involving adverse consequences and well as helping military personnel with their legal issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Grace Lee)
Last refuges for declining, rare, endangered species
May 24, 2017
Karen Terwilliger, a local environmental expert, looks out to brackish water shores ideal for Diamondback Terrapin Turtle reproduction at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 10, 2017. Langley Air Force Base has restored 3,000 linear feet of its shoreline and plans to restore an additional 329 feet this year, providing natural flood prevention, and an added benefit of more area for the turtles to lay eggs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
JBLE, Hampton participate in Spring Tree Tour
May 24, 2017
(Left) Carol King, Hampton master tree steward, discusses tree species and land usage history during the Hampton Clean City Commission’s Spring Tree Tour at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 13, 2017. This site was home to the Sherwood Plantation in the 1800’s, and although the base acquired the land, the family graves have been cared for as a part of routine base infrastructure management. The Deodar Cedar, one of the trees on the tour, now provides shade to the graveyard at its base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alicia Garcia)
‘All gave some, some gave all’: A community remembers the fallen
May 23, 2017
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Licata, Training and Doctrine Command Band trumpet player, and Staff Sgt. John Keister, Training and Doctrine Command Band French horn player, perform the National Anthem at the Bronze Cross Statue Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 20, 2017. The Bronze Cross memorial was created to honor all service members and Department of Defense civilians who have fallen in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
Fort Eustis honors retirees
May 23, 2017
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Frank H. Carr, American Legion Department of Virginia chaplain, speaks during the Retiree Appreciation Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 20, 2017. Carr, a retired Army and Air Force veteran with more than 25 years of service, spoke on the importance of serving through veterans’ organizations and supporting current military members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Katie Gar Ward)