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TRADOC Band wraps up summer concert series
September 5, 2012
Sgt. Daniel Puls, left, and Staff Sgt. Patricia Conyers, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band vocalists, perform “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele during the 1812 Overture concert at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 30. This performance was the final event of the 2012 Music Under the Stars summer concert series. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Jose Pomales / Released)
LaSalle gate construction continues
September 4, 2012
Construction continues on the LaSalle Avenue gate at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 31, 2012. A team of workers closed the gate for upgrades, Aug. 13, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Aber/Released)
IDES makes VA process more efficient, faster
September 4, 2012
Dr. Paul Duch (left), Integrated Disability Examination System medical director, oversees the benefits processing for wounded, ill and injured service members. He recently met with Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, Jr., commanding general, Northern Regional Medical Command, Fort Belvoir, Va., and explained how Soldiers benefit from using IDES. (Courtesy photo by Marlon J. Martin/Released)
Breaking ground for new Yorktown youth center
September 4, 2012
Along with the help of children from the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Youth Center, Captain Lowell Crow, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown commanding officer, broke ground on the new $3.8 million MWR Youth Center for the installation. The new center, which will take roughly nine months to complete, will have an increased capacity for 90 kids (up from the current 30) and will lessen the environmental impact on the installation by lowering water and electricity consumption. Breaking ground with the gold shovels are, from left to right, Youth Center Director Tina Mullins, Naomi McLean, Captain Lowell Crow, CMDCM(AW/SW) Dominick Torchia, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Command Master Chief, and Cameron Wells. (Courtesy photo by Mark Piggott / Released)
Legendary 'Doer's Battalion' inactivates after decades of service
September 4, 2012
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Curt L. Stewart, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade commander, left, assists Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Bargaineer of the 6th Trans. Bn. as he furls the colors during an inactivation ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va. Aug. 28, 2012. The unit first activated at Fort Eustis 60 years ago, standing up Aug. 15, 1952 and serving in World War II, Vietnam, and Operations Restore Hope and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)
MCAHC introduces new model of patient-centered healthcare
September 4, 2012
Dr. Khalid A. Khan, Internal Medicine staff internist, speaks to a patient during her recent visit to the McDonald Army Health Center at Fort Eustis, Va.. Internal Medicine is one of four primary care clinics that will offer Patient Centered Medical Home services -- a new model of healthcare that has been adopted throughout the military healthcare system. (Courtesy photo by Marlon Martin/Released)
Langley Airmen to raise suicide awareness through community walk
August 29, 2012
Service members of various branches of the military prepare to present the colors prior to the beginning of the Out of Darkness Community Walk” in 2011. A team from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., will join more than 3000 others Sept. 8, at Mt. Trashmore, Va., to raise awareness of the tragedy of suicide. (Courtesy photo)
Guns, Brass, and Targets: Langley Combat Arms re-opens
August 29, 2012
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Greg Styer, 633rd Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, fires the M-4 Carbine during the Combat Arms course at Langley Air Force Base Va., Aug. 28, 2012. Students fire at targets, during the live-fire drills, using various body positions such as prone, kneeling and standing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi / Released)
Should West Nile Virus bug me out?
August 28, 2012
The Blacklegged Tick is a common tick found near Langley Air Force Base’s wooded areas. Ticks carry Lyme disease; a bacterial infection that causes symptoms similar to a cold, but left untreated can lead to permanent injury. (Photo courtesy of the University of Iowa)
Do better every day - no matter what
August 28, 2012
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mariah Alexander, 633rd Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, reflects on her first year in the Air Force at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 23, 2012. Alexander was presented with a coin that belonged to her stepfather, retired Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Burroughs Jr., who passed away three weeks before her Air Force Anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Aber/Released)