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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)
Be informed, be ready: JBLE prepares for 2012 hurricane season
August 28, 2012
Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts receives a hug from a Texas resident Sept. 13 during search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ike. Sergeant Mounts is assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
'Resolute' warriors take over the seas during JLOTS
August 27, 2012
A 7th Sustainment Brigade Soldier guides a palletized load system on the causeway during the Joint Logistics Over the Shore exercise at Fort Story, Va., Aug. 23. The JLOTS exercise is a chance for Army and Navy watercraft personnel to train together on moving vehicles and equipment when no solid pier exists. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Burnett/ Released)
Wounded warriors enjoy Adaptive Sports Day
August 27, 2012
Terri Chisman, owner of Isle of Calais, delivers opening remarks before the start of the Wounded Warrior Adaptive sports day on her property in Smithfield, Va., Aug. 23, 2012. The Virginia Community-Based Warrior Transition Unit provides various outdoor sporting events for wounded Service members from Virginia and surrounding states. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)
‘Trident’ dive detachment hosts underwater change-of-command ceremony
August 27, 2012
The 511th Dive Detachment, supported by the Special Troops Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, hosted an underwater change of command ceremony at the Aquatic Center on Fort Eustis, Aug. 24. The traditional passing of the detachment colors was performed completely underwater. (Photo by Sgt. Sky Schofield, 511th Dive Detachment)
TRADOC band performs at Fort Eustis
August 24, 2012
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band’s Salsa ensemble, Bahía Caliente, performs for audience of more than 200 people at Magnolia Park, Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 16, 2012. The concert, titled “Tropical Rhythm”, continued the band’s Music Under the Stars summer series, now in its 80th season. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Cipriano/Released)
22 years later: single event shapes entire career
August 21, 2012
During his retirement ceremony, U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Kelly, NATO Communications Information Services Agency command staff group commander, embraces Dean Dark, a fellow survivor of the 1990 Honduras terrorist attack, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 17, 2012. Kelly and Dark were deployed together in 1990, when their van came under attack from three snipers in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Newman/Released)
Need extreme fitness? Get in the Warrior Zone
August 20, 2012
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lafonza Spencer, Air Combat Command manpower management analyst, performs hand-stand pushups inside the Warrior Zone at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 19, 2012. Spencer visits the Warrior Zone, inside the Air Combat Command Fitness Center, several times throughout the week as part of his workout routine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi / Released)