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Heritage Ramblers wow crowds at free concerts
August 16, 2011
Senior Airman Amy Chicavich, Heritage Rambler vocalist, serenades the crowd during the Summer Breeze concert series Aug. 10, 2011, in Williamsburg, Va. The Heritage Ramblers were formed in 2010 with a mission to preserve and present the rich heritage of traditional jazz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Hill/Released)
Army divers conduct real-world training in Arkansas
August 12, 2011
An 86th Engineer Dive Detachment, Special Troops Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade diver performs a front step entry into the water. In early June after months of preparation, the 86th mobilized 13 divers and three equipment containers to Fort Smith, Ark., for three weeks in support of the USACE Little Rock District. (Courtesy Photo)
ACC aviator garners federal recognition
August 11, 2011
Lt. Col. Shelly Black, deputy chief of Headquarters Air Combat Command’s Personnel Readiness Division, received the 2011 Federally Employed Women Military Meritorious Service Award July 18 at the 42nd National Training Program in Philadelphia, Penn., for her significant contributions in highlighting and improving women’s roles in the military. Colonel Black’s pioneering efforts in Air Force combat search and rescue made a significant impression on more than 1,000 members of the rescue community. As the first female rescue squadron commander and the first woman to lead a rescue squadron in combat, she paved the way for future Air Force women to follow. (Photo courtesy/Lt. Col. Shelly Black)
ACC selects sixth officer for Order of the Sword
August 11, 2011
Gen. William M. Fraser III, Air Combat Command commander, is presented an invitation to The Order of the Sword ceremony by Senior Airman Iris Cruz, Air Combat Command Defense Security Assistance Agency knowledge operations management journeyman, and Chief Master Sgt. Martin Klukas, ACC command chief, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 11, 2011. The Order of the Sword is the highest honor Air Force enlisted members can present to senior officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Racheal Watson/Released)
Langley soccer team preparing for Texas tournament
August 8, 2011
Jordan Kermoade, a Langley Raptors goalkeeper, dives to make a save during practice at the Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach, Va., Aug. 6, 2011. The Raptors will travel to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, over the Labor Day weekend to participate in the annual Defender’s Cup, a national military invitational soccer tournament. Kermoade is an Airman 1st class assigned to the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Langley Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)
480th ISR Wing welcomes new command chief
August 5, 2011
Chief Master Sgt. Troy Eden, new command chief at the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., shares a story with Tech. Sgt. Connie Howcraft, 480th ISR Wing non-commissioned officer in charge of wing training, during one of his rounds to meet Airmen. One of Eden's top priorities is to meet the men and women of the 480th ISR Wing and hear about their successes as well as their challenges. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Muller)
School supply drive to benefit local students
August 5, 2011
Tech. Sgt. Robert Williams, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, places pens, pencils and paper into a colorfully decorated donation box in the Exchange store at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 9, 2011. The donations will benefit the Joint Base Langley-Eustis African-American Heritage Council school supply drive, which provides local area high schools with new school supplies. The drive runs through Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown)
Staff Sergeant Promotion Release
August 5, 2011
Staff Sergeant Stripes
Wisconsin reservists lay railway for Transportation Museum
August 4, 2011
Soldiers from the 1152nd Rail Company, 757th Railway Operating Battalion, align sections of track and add ballast during the construction of a rail spur at the Army Transportation Museum. It took nearly two dozen reservists from the Midwest almost three weeks to lay the 572 feet of railway to move new additions to the museum into place. (Photo courtesy Army Transportation Museum)
Ceremony honors volunteers for hard work, dedication
August 4, 2011
Back row from left is Col. Thomas Wetherington, 733rd Mission Support Group commander; Shannon Whiteley, Special Troops Battalion Volunteer of the Quarter; Gracie Little, stood in for Brianna Fowlkes, Child, Yout and School Services Volunteer of the Quarter; Pat Thornton, Spouses Club Volunteer of the Quarter; Staff Sgt. Carida Wannemacher, stood in for Dana Zevecke, 6th Transportation Battalion Volunteer of the Quarter; Julie Yates, Soldier and Family Readiness Volunteer of the Quarter; John Volkers, Force Support Division director, Command Sgt. Maj. Carolyn Johnson, 733 MSG command sergeant major. Front row from is Danitza James, 24th Trans. Bn. Volunteer of the Quarter; and Marie-Jean Goodrich, 10th Trans. Bn. Volunteer of the Quarter. (Courtesy photo)