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Fort Eustis celebrates Army's 237th birthday
June 18, 2012
(From Left) U.S. Army Pvt. Guillermo Sanchez, a watercraft engineer student assigned to Echo Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion at Ft. Lee, Va., and 2nd Lt. Harry Cambrelen, 359th Inland Cargo Transportation Company executive officer, cut the U.S. Army Birthday Cake at the 7th Sustainment Brigade's Resolute Cafe at Ft. Eustis, Va., June 14, 2012. The cake cutting honored the Army's 237th birthday. The Army is the oldest and largest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
Twenty-nine years of service
June 18, 2012
U.S. Army Col. Reggie Austin, 633rd Air Base Wing vice commander, holds the decorative certificate with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Howell, 633 ABW command chief, during a retirement ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 15, 2012. Howell served more than 29 years of dedicated service through a variety of assignments in tactical ground and air operations, including deployments to Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Southern Command Counter Drug Operations and Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Racheal Watson/Released)
Fallen 9/11 firefighter, Soldier honored in namesake building dedication
June 18, 2012
Thomas McCarthy, Fire Department of New York battalion chief, presents U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jonathan T. Treacy, Joint Task Force Civil Support commander, a memorial fire helmet in appreciation of honoring the late U.S. Army Capt. Michael D. Mullan during the Joint Task Force-Civil Support headquarters building dedication ceremony at Ft. Eustis, Va., June 14, 2012. The building was named in honor of Mullan, a reservist, emergency room nurse and decorated New York City firefighter who died while attempting to rescue fellow firefighters from the Marriott Hotel adjacent to the World Trade Center towers during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
Summer safety saves Service members
June 14, 2012
Children of fallen Service members enjoy 'Kids Day Out Social'
June 14, 2012
Col. Mastin's final flight
June 14, 2012
Joni, left, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Mastin, 1st Fighter Wing vice commander, and his children, Ashley and Travis, soak him with water during his final flight at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 13, 2012. Mastin and his family are relocating to Washington state for his next assignment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)
Langley Airman receives Bronze Star
June 14, 2012
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Merchant, Air Combat Command deputy chief of the irregular warfare division, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast, ACC director of requirements, during an awards ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 13, 2012. Merchant distinguished himself while engaged in ground operations against an opposing armed force, expertly leading 665 personnel across nine squadrons at four locations throughout Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The operations group, under Merchant’s guidance, generated 20,938 combat sorties and 145,390 hours of close air support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, tactical airlift, personnel recovery, casualty evacuation, and airborne command and control, in nearly six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Racheal Watson/Released)
Coupon class teaches Soldiers, families how to save
June 12, 2012
Coupons, available in newspapers and via online downloads, can save consumers up to 65 percent on groceries and other basic-need items. Recently, Ft. Eustis' Army Community Service began offering a class as part of their Hearts Apart program to teach Service members and their families how to save money by using coupons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
Fort Eustis MP wins Top Cop Competition
June 12, 2012
U.S. Army Spec. Brian Williamson, 221st Military Police Detachment, is awarded as winner of the U.S. Army’s 2012 TOP COP Competition June 5. Police officers competed in two-man teams in six different scenarios many law enforcement officers encounter in their careers. (Courtesy photo)
'Resolute' Warriors kick-off summer at elementary school field day
June 11, 2012
Soldiers from the 7th Sustainment Brigade here, put away games and activities during General Stanford Elementary School's field day at Ft. Eustis, Va., June 7, 2012. The school has a field day at the end of each school year to allow the students a chance to enjoy themselves, stay active and encourage physical fitness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ondirae H. Abdullah-Robinson/Released)