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Langley employee wins AFA Outstanding Civilian Employee of the Year
July 9, 2012
Troy Andersen, 633rd Civil Engineering Squadron chief of asset optimization, took home the 2011 Air Force Association Civilian Employee of the Year award. Andersen stressed that though the award is presented to him for his work, credit is due to his team that strove for excellence and allowed him to work on personal goals by being an efficient work force.9Official U.S. Air Force photo)
Warm days, warmer hearts: JBLE First Sergeants Council helps Airmen
July 9, 2012
Master Sgt. Kelly Moose, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, shakes hands with a Security Forces Airman, June 28, 2012, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Moose and Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Tidwell, 1st Maintenance Squadron First Sergeant, passed out cold drinks to personnel at every gate as a part of Random Acts of Kindness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Deployed Langley Airman goes above and beyond for man’s best friend
July 9, 2012
Saman, a military working dog stationed with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, lies on an operating table, June 16, 2012, at Southwest Asia as medical personnel attempt to remove a tooth, which was forced into his jaw during a training accident. Most medical care the dogs require in a deployed location has to do with scratched paws and insect bites, making this procedure somewhat unique. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)
Celebrating the 4th of July through music
July 6, 2012
Langley Air Force Base Honor Guard members present the colors while the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Concert Band plays the National Anthem at Williamsburg, Va., July 4, 2012. The Honor Guard and band members represented the Air Force through music and ceremony, during a free concert celebrating Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo/Released)
Army names Drill Sergeants of the Year at Fort Eustis
July 3, 2012
(From left) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman, a drill sergeant assigned to Fort Jackson, S.C., and Staff. Sgt. Jarod Moss, assigned to the 95th Reserve Division at Fort Sill, Okla., sit with their non-commissioned officer swords after being named active-duty and reserve Drill Sergeants of the Year respectively, at the closing ceremony for the U.S. Army’s 2012 DSOY competition at Fort Eustis, Va., June 29, 2012. The drill sergeants earned top honors from battalion level up through installation level, and represent the best drill sergeants in the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
Walking the Battlefield -221st MP Leaders conduct Chancellorsville staff ride
July 3, 2012
U. S. Army Lt. Col. Oliver Rose, center, Fort Eustis provost marshal, and 733d Security Forces squadron commander, explains the significance of Confederate General “Stonewall" Jackson’s flanking movement at Chancellorsville Battlefield, Va., to 221st Military Police Detachment noncommissioned officers. Military leaders study a historical battle, and survey the terrain to understand what happened, and what lessons can be learned for the future. (Courtesy photo)
Combat stress symposium offers skills, insight to clergy, mental-health providers
July 3, 2012
Harold G. Koenig, M.D., the director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, addresses military chaplains and guests in attendance at the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Unit Ministry Team's Spiritual Symposium at the Point Plaza Suites in Newport News, Va., June 19, 2012. During the symposium, attendees learned how to better help Service members and families dealing with combat stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, or upcoming or past deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)
833rd Trans. Bn. relocates from Seattle to Fort Eustis
July 2, 2012
Soldiers from the 833rd Transportation Battalion salute the colors during the National Anthem at the unit's colors uncasing ceremony at Ft. Eustis, Va., July 2, 2012. The Army activated the unit July 28, 1942 as the Seattle Port of Embarkation, one of eight POEs supporting the U.S. war effort in the Pacific theater in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II/Released)
Fort Eustis based Coast Guard Reserve unit returns home from overseas deployment
July 2, 2012
A Fort Eustis based Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 member holds his family after returning home from an extended deployment to the Middle East, July 2, 2012. While deployed, PSU 305 members provided harbor defense and security to ports, seaward approaches, and waterways within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility and ensuring the free flow of personnel, equipment and commerce in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson/Released)
Capitol Hill PTSD awareness event highlights struggles, triumphs
July 2, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Kendrick J. Smith poses in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 27, 2012, for National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo/Released)