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Services spotlight: ITT holiday trips
December 3, 2013
The Information, Tickets and Tours office at Langley Air Force Base, Va., will host two holiday trips this season. The first trip will be to New York City Dec. 7, and the second will be to Williamsburg Dec. 8. The ITT Office provides recreational leisure activities for all Service members, their families, Department of Defense employees and retirees. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Local families 'adopt' battle buddies for Thanksgiving
December 3, 2013
April Girffin, a local community member, and her family take a photo with U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers from Fort Eustis during the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia’s “Adopt-A-Service Person” program at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., Nov. 28, 2013. The Griffins “adopted” seven Soldiers, opening their home for Thanksgiving dinner to Service members who were unable to make it home for the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
JBLE leaders serve Service members
December 3, 2013
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benjamin Bahoque, 128th Aviation Brigade deputy commanding officer, serves a Soldier a Thanksgiving meal at the Resolute Cafe at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 28, 2013. Bahoque was one of many members of Fort Eustis’ leadership who served a meal to Soldiers who were unable to go to home for the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
JBLE members named Military Citizens of the Year
December 3, 2013
From left, George Wallace, city of Hampton Mayor, U.S. Army Sgt. Barry Hines, A-Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment instructor, McKinley Price, city of Newport News Mayor and Mike Kuhns, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president, pose for a photo at the Military Citizen of the Year ceremony in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 12, 2013. Hines received the award, which was given to a member of each military branch, for his personal community impact and involvement outside of military duties. (Courtesy Photo)
Army Initial Military Training Center of Excellence holds change of responsibility
November 26, 2013
From left, U.S. Army Gen. Robert Cone, Training and Doctrine Command commanding general, Maj. Gen. Bradley May, former Initial Military Training Center of Excellence deputy commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Ross Ridge, IMT deputy commanding general, stand at attention during a change of responsibility and May’s retirement ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 22, 2013. A change of responsibility ceremony traditionally represents the transfer of authority from one person to another, ensuring the unit and its Soldiers are never without leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Airmen build holiday baskets for Langley families
November 25, 2013
Volunteers pack food donations into “baskets” as part of an Operation Warmheart holiday food drive at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 24, 2013. The baskets will be distributed to Langley Airmen who may be struggling financially during the holidays or throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Norfolk Admirals 'slice ice' for Service members at annual appreciation night
November 25, 2013
The fifth annual Norfolk Admirals Military Appreciation Night hockey game was held in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22, 2013. Military Appreciation Night aimed to show support to Service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
New firing range opens at Fort Eustis
November 23, 2013
A new installation range opened for individuals with privately-owned weapons at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov 22, 2013. The range is open to all active-duty Service members, dependents, retirees and Department of Defense personnel Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 30 minutes before sunset. Authorized users are permitted to sponsor one individual at a time and the annual fee to use the range is $30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)
An 'odd' story for special families
November 22, 2013
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith C. Walker, Army Capabilities Integration Center deputy commanding general, reads “Odd Velvet” to children during a “Tell Me a Story” event at General Stanford Elementary at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 21, 2013. The TMAS program began in 2005 as a way to empower military children by using literature and stories they can relate to. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs/Released)
Thanking families of the fallen
November 22, 2013
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command band performs holiday music during the talent show portion of the third annual “Thanks for Giving” potluck social at the 733rd Mission Support Group headquarters at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 21, 2013. The show was held to provide entertainment and moral support for families who have lost a family member during their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)