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PTSD: Putting the pieces back together
March 31, 2008
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Dr. Candice Monson, Veterans Affairs National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome women’s health services division deputy director, speaks to mental health professionals at the Langley Community Center March 27. Professionals from Langley, the Hampton VA Hospital, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Norfolk substance abuse program, Fort Lee, Va., and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., attended the three-day conference, which covered a variety of topics regarding PTSD. The conference focused on cognitive processing therapy, an approach to helping PTSD patients, which is geared toward servicemembers who are at high risk for trauma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Skylar DeMayo)
Combat truckers: Airmen make history one mile at a time
March 31, 2008
SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Air Force 2T1 vehicle operator career field is comprised of 2,363 Airmen, 268 of them are women. These 70th Medium Truck Detachment ‘Scorpions’ and the 424th MTD ‘Centurions’ are eight of 26 female vehicle operators currently deployed with the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at an Army camp in the Persian Gulf Region. These women circumnavigate a 31,000-plus-mile stretch of highways in Iraq and the Persian Gulf Region delivering life and mission-sustaining materials to U.S. joint-service and coalition ground forces located at all the forward operating bases in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O’Connor)
Security forces Airman receives Bronze Star
March 25, 2008
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Brig. Gen. Mark Barrett, 1st Fighter Wing commander, presents Tech. Sgt. Douglas Rose, 1st Security Forces Squadron, with the bronze star medal, first oak leaf cluster, March 25 for his accomplishments while serving with the Joint Task Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2006 to October 2007. Since 2005, the 1st Security Forces Squadron has had six Bronze Stars awarded to members of its unit for dedicated service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)
Low observable: The smart way
March 24, 2008
No germs allowed
March 24, 2008
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Orondus Williams, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron surgical technician, puts a surgical kit into a sterilizer for 30 minutes here, March 19. The sterilization clinic is responsible for keeping all Air Force Theater Hospital tools sterile. The hospital staff treats wounded and sick coalition force servicemembers, as well as local citizens and third country nationals. Sergeant Williams is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
Paying respect
March 21, 2008
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. William Beasley, 10th Intelligence Squadron and Senior Airman Jamie Dixon, 1st Fighter Wing, show the American flag before folding it during a formal retreat ceremony preformed by Langley's Airman Leadership School Class 08-C March 20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. April Wickes)
Officials select 44 Langley Airmen for promotion to senior master sergeant
March 20, 2008
Airmen reflect on five year anniversary
March 20, 2008
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. Stephen Springer, 1st Security Forces Squadron, deployed to Iraq for his first time in March 2003; the same month the United States became involved with the Iraqi War five years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Skylar DeMayo)
Airmen graduate ALS
March 19, 2008
Talent in the 'Wing'
March 19, 2008
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Valerie Becker and Airman 1st Class Bradley Pfister, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron stockpile surveillance technician, sing a duet during Open Mic Night at the Eagle's Wing March 7. Ms. Becker is the wife of Senior Airman Thomas Becker, 1st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman. The Eagle’s Wing has an Open Mic Night the first Friday of each month. For more information on the Eagle’s Wing, call Mr. Rich Roberts at 764-6726. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)