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JBLE continues commitment to conservation during Earth Day projects
April 29, 2013
U.S. Army Pfc. Diana Fenner, 510th Human Resource Company human resource specialist, plants salt meadow cordgrass along the James River as part of Earth Week at Fort Eustis, Va., April 25, 2013. More than 230 volunteers joined environmental protection officials at Langley Air Force Base and Fort Eustis in a series of clean-up and educational projects on each installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth / Released)
689th RPOE Soldiers 'Adopt-a-Spot' along local roadway
April 29, 2013
U.S. Army Spc. Carl Gahry, 689th Rapid Port Opening Element transportation management coordinator, participates in the unit’s “Adopt-a-Spot” project in Newport News, Va., April 19, 2013. Gahry was one of 25 Soldiers picking up garbage along a three-mile stretch of the roadway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin/Released)
Fort Eustis honors volunteers in annual recognition ceremony
April 29, 2013
Carissa Burgett (center), receives the 2013 Command Sgt. Maj. David E. Minor Volunteer of the Year award during the annual Volunteer Recognition ceremony at the Fort Eustis Club on Fort Eustis, Va., April 19, 2013. Pictured with Burgett are, from right: Maj. Gen. Bradley May, senior commander of Army Element Eustis and deputy commanding general of Initial Military Training; Deborah Parker, Minor's daughter and her husband, James Parker; and Col. Thomas Wetherington, the 733rd Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)
JBLE Youth Program takes it home
April 29, 2013
The JBLE Youth Programs serve about 130 children ages 5 to 18 in different programs, such as before and after-school care and youth sports, all geared to benefit Service members. Youth Programs also provides summer camps to meet the needs of Service members’ year-round commitments after the school year is done. (Courtesy Photo)
NASCAR makes a pit-stop at JBLE
April 29, 2013
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 1st Maintenance Squadron pose behind a former NASCAR competition vehicle at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 24, 2013. Blake Koch, Nationwide driver of the #24 SupportMilitary.org NASCAR vehicle, visited Langley prior to competing in the Spring Cup Series race in Richmond, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
SecAF announces departure
April 29, 2013
Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley
Army showcases technology, highlights funding during Capitol Hill Army Day
April 29, 2013
Members of Congress and staffers got a first-hand chance to examine weapons and have one-on-one discussions with Soldiers during Army Day on Capitol Hill, April 25, 2013. Here, congressional staffer Sarah Rogers handles a weapon as Major Kralyn Thomas with the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier explains its capabilities.(U.S. Army photo by Lisa Ferdinando/Released)
'Resolute' Soldiers construct causeway system during JLOTS exercise in South Korea
April 29, 2013
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 331st Transportation Company, 7th Sustainment Brigade from Fort Eustis, Va., set up a modular causeway system on Dogu Beach near Pohang, South Korea, April 14, 2013. While in open sea, Soldiers manipulate and maneuver 20- or 40-foot-long metal floors, creating different shapes until the pier is completed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Candace Le/Released)
633rd ABW welcomes new commander
April 25, 2013
From right, U.S. Army Col. Jayne V. Jansen, 633rd Air Base Wing vice commander, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Trae R. King, 633rd Air Base Wing command chief and their flights stand in formation during the 633rd Air Base Wing change of command ceremony on Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 22, 2013. During the ceremony, Col. John J. Allen Jr. assumed command of the 633rd ABW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
TRADOC celebrates Army Reserve's 105th birthday
April 24, 2013
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark MacCarley, Training and Doctrine Command deputy chief of staff, joins Pvt. Justin Thompson, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance technician currently training at the 128th Aviation Brigade, to ceremonially cut a birthday cake in honor of the U.S. Army Reserve's 105th birthday at TRADOC Headquarters at Fort Eustis, Va., April 23, 2013. Per military tradition, the senior official joins the youngest Service member in garrison to cut the cake. Both Soldiers share service in the Army Reserve: MacCarley began his Army career as a Reserve officer in the Judge Advocate General's corps in 1983; and Thompson is a Reservist assigned to the 90th Aviation Support Battalion in Fort Worth, Texas. The Army Reserve was effectively formed April 23, 1908, when President Theodore Roosevelt signed into public law Senate Bill 1424, creating the Medical Reserve Corps. The corps became the Organized Reserve June 4, 1920, through the National Defense Act Amendments. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)