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Fort Eustis acquisition professional to retire after more than 40 years of service
March 31, 2014
Deborah Ramirez will retire April 3, 2014, from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Field Directorate Office at Fort Eustis, Va., after more than 40 years of federal service. Ramirez has served as the Army Contracting Command and Mission and ICC liaison to Training and Doctrine Command for more than 10 years. Her steadfast work with TRADOC has been instrumental in improving TRADOC's contracting and contract management process, creating efficiencies and enhancing mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)
JBLE Force Support helps Service members, families stay happy, healthy
March 31, 2014
Joint Base Langley-Eustis Force Support has a wide range of support facilities and offers a variety of events and functions. JBLE Force Support's goal is to boost morale and help keep JBLE's Service members and their families healhy and happy. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Connor Estes/Released)
7th Trans. Bde. (Ex.) Soldiers perform JLOTS training in Alaska
March 31, 2014
U.S. Army ST-914 (Small Tug) pushes the stern of the Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) 7 while maneuvering safely into port during a Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) exercise at Port of Anchorage, Alaska, March 28, 2014. Soldiers from Fort Eustis' 7th Transportation Brigade (Ex.) joined other U.S. Service members in the JLOTS exercise, which trains personnel to execute offshore loading and unloading of strategic ships when fixed port facilities are unavailable or denied due to enemy activities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stefanie Warner/Released)
Tight budget may force involuntary separations
March 31, 2014
The involuntary separation of Soldiers from the force may be necessary as the U.S. Army draws down in strength over the next few years, the service's vice chief of staff told members of Congress March 26, 2014. U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell said bringing the force down to 490,000 will probably require about 5,000 involuntary separations over the next three years, while bringing the end strength down to 450,000 Soldiers by 2019 will be even tougher. (U.S. Army file graphic)
MyPers is one-stop shop for civilian personnel support
March 31, 2014
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JTF-CS helps preserve historic Nelson House in Yorktown
March 31, 2014
U.S. Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Craig Beasley and Franchesca Foxx, Joint Task Force Civil Support operations specialists, dispose of leaves during an enlisted Service member volunteer event at the Nelson House in Yorktown, Va., March 21, 2014. The historic Nelson House is the former residence of Thomas Nelson, the fourth governor of Virginia and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Eleven enlisted JTF-CS personnel and one civilian volunteered to clean the grounds of the Nelson House by raking and disposing of leaves, laying new mulch, disposing of ground debris and grooming the overall property. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gwendolyn Blakley/Released)
New BRAC round would save money, increase Army readiness
March 28, 2014
An AN/MLQ-34 "TACJAM" Countermeasure Set is moved from Fort Monmouth, N.J., to a museum in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 14, 2011. The Army will recommend a new round of Base Realignment and Closures for 2017 to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Congress. The OSD will present its draft BRAC legislative proposal to Congress most likely by April. (U.S. Army file photo)
Carson sworn in as 31st Under Secretary of U.S. Army
March 28, 2014
Secretary of the Army John McHugh administers the oath of office to Brad R. Carson to be the 31st Under Secretary of the Army, as his wife, Julie, holds the Bible, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, March 27, 2014. Carson previously served as the Army's 20th General Counsel, a position held since 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo E. Fuller/Released)
Langley 'defenders' deploy to Southwest Asia
March 26, 2014
Daniela Erskine, a 633rd Security Forces Squadron key spouse, prepares breakfast burritos for deploying 633rd SFS Airmen at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 23, 2014. The Airmen are deploying in support of operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/Released)
Airmen push their limits to honor women in history
March 26, 2014