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Scholarships for Military Children to open Dec. 13
December 6, 2016
Beginning Dec. 13, 2016 college-aged military children can drop-off applications at their local commissary for the Defense Commissary Agency’s Scholarships for Military Children Program. The program offers $2,000 grants to military children enrolled or planning to enroll full-time at a community college, four-year college or university. (U. S. Air Force photo by Beverly Joyner)
Environmental breaks ground on excavations
November 30, 2016
A projectile point, estimated to be from the Archaic period, was found during an excavation at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 4, 2016. Archeologists and their teams excavated three new sites on the installation to determine their historical significance and record their findings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)
Maintaining grounds keeps JBLE mission ready
November 30, 2016
Roderick Wyche Sr., grounds maintainer, clears off curbs using a new wireless control blower at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 30, 2016. The wireless control blower is capable of blowing debris 10 times faster than a backpack blower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tetaun Moffett)
K-9s hone explosive sense of smell
November 30, 2016
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon O’Toole, 633rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, searches for explosive training aids with Oopey, a 633rd SFS MWD, during training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 29, 2016. The MWD’s are trained in different environments, such as dorm rooms, roadways and open areas to help prepare the team for a possible wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)
Finishing an era: Final Swedish class graduates
November 30, 2016
Swedish air force members graduated from the Aircraft and Systems Repairer course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 23, 2016. The course was specifically developed for Swedish officer and NCO UH-60 Blackhawk maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)
GeoBase teaches students about GIS
November 30, 2016
Richard Olivieri, Air Combat Command Civil Engineering Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 8 Support GeoBase Team Field lead, briefs approximately 50 fourth grade students during National Geographic Information System Day at Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 18, 2016. In 1999, Ralph Nader is credited with the creation of the National Geographic GIS Day as a good initiative to teach about geography and the use of GIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)
Holly Days Parade; Operation North Pole
November 30, 2016
Uniforms representing different eras in the U.S. Air Force hang near the float that volunteers are building for the Hampton, Va., Holly Days Parade at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 22, 2016. Twenty-five individuals will wear the uniforms as they march alongside the float. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle)
SFS: protecting the Raptor
November 29, 2016
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Hobson, 633rd Security Forces Squadron response force leader, apprehends an individual during training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 21, 2016. The 633rd SFS members trained on F-22 Raptor cordon security measures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle)
Soldiers strengthen camaraderie through Siegesrader competition
November 29, 2016
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) carry a stretcher as part of a fitness assessment during the Siegesrader challenge at Fort Eustis Va., Nov. 1, 2016. After performing pushups, Soldiers carried a stretcher 400 meters as part of the functional fitness assessment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Wilmarys Roman Rivera)
Pulling the pin: Soldiers qualify with grenades
November 29, 2016
U.S. Army Sgt. Amber Holman, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) cargo specialist, prepares to throw a live M228 grenade during qualification training at Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 17, 2016. The training helped familiarize the Soldiers with the M228 grenade. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Wilmarys Roman Rivera)