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Rise up: Eustis looks for new star
September 4, 2013
U.S. Army Spc. Danielle Blair, a Soldier assigned to the 149th Transportation Company, performs her rendition of Monica's “For You I Will,” during the Operation Rising Star competition at the Lakeside Sports Bar at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 26, 2012. The singing competition features active-duty, reserve and National Guard Soldiers and adult family members vying for the title of the Army's best singer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)
Back to school: Langley AFB housing kicks off new school year
September 4, 2013
Alicia Pisculli, daughter of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Pisculli, 30th Intelligence Squadron imagery analysts, plays with her brother, Jacob, and mother, Kayte, during the Langley Air Force Base Back to School Celebration in Hampton, Va., Aug. 29, 2013. Families, like the Piscullis, celebrated the end of summer and the beginning of the school year with free food, music and various games and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi/Released)
'Music Under the Stars' goes out with a bang
September 4, 2013
U.S. Army Maj. Leonel Pena, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band commander, leads the band in a variety of music during the “Music Under the Stars” season finale concert in Magnolia Park at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 29, 2013. During the concert, fans were treated to a variety of music, including a special performance by the Williamsburg Fifes and Drums. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
Fort Eustis hosts Military Funeral Honors Conference
September 4, 2013
Diane Hamlette, Fort Eustis Memorial Affairs Coordinator, explains the process of requesting military honors during a Military Funeral Honors Conference at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 29, 2013. The conference presented the information about benefits available to military retirees, funeral homes and Service member’s families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
633rd MDG to eliminate tobacco use on Langley hospital campus
September 3, 2013
Beginning Sept. 26, 2013, the 633rd Medical Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va., will transition their entire campus to a tobacco-free zone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 443,000 people die from tobacco use every year, making it the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Army launches start of 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Vietnam War
September 3, 2013
Army G-4 Lt. Gen. Raymond Mason, Army lead for the the 50th Commemoration of the Vietnam War, hosted the Pentagon's first celebration, Aug. 28, 2013, honoring those who served in Vietnam during the 10-year war, between 1965 and 1975. Mason presented certificates to nine Vietnam veterans who work in the G-4 and who served 14 tours in-country and 225 years in uniform. (U.S. Army photo)
Suicide prevention 365-day mission, Army vice chief says
September 3, 2013
eptember is suicide awareness month and while the Army will highlight suicide prevention this month, the service's vice chief said the effort is year-round. Pictured here, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John Campbell briefs staffers at the new Headquarters Department of the Army, July 24, 2013, at the Pentagon.
Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home, help them ‘be there’
September 3, 2013
The humanitarian reassignment and deferment program follows a 9-step process to allow Airmen with severe, short-term problems involving family members to apply for special assignment consideration close to home. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Sylvia Saab/Released)
AF leaders cite Airmen as bedrock in new core mission document
September 3, 2013
480th ISR Wing command chief: Airmen have 'immeasurable' potential
September 3, 2013
The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., welcomed the newest member of its leadership team June 7, 2013, as Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman took the seat as the wing's command chief. Towberman, who most recently served as the superintendent of the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., began his Air Force career in September 1990, and has held a variety of duties, including ground and airborne cryptologic language analyst, mission supervisor and superintendent. (Air Force official photo/Released)