JBLE Toys for Tots 2019

By Senior Airman Derek Seifert 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade pile bags of toys together in front of the USO during the Toys for Toys campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The Soldiers of the 597th Trans. Bde. raised 537 toys to the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade pile bags of toys together in front of the USO during the Toys for Toys campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The Soldiers of the 597th Trans. Bde. raised 537 toys to the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade ruck march toys to the USO during the Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The Fort Eustis community donated more than 10,000 toys during the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade ruck march toys to the USO during the Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The Fort Eustis community donated more than 10,000 toys during the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade collect and count donated toys during the Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The 597th Trans. Bde. donated a total of 537 toys to the 2019 campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade collect and count donated toys during the Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. The 597th Trans. Bde. donated a total of 537 toys to the 2019 campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade prepare to ruck march their donated toys to the USO at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve tradition that began in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks and his wife to support children in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade prepare to ruck march their donated toys to the USO at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019. Toys for Tots is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve tradition that began in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks and his wife to support children in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Col. Jenn Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, cheers on Soldiers as they finish the holiday 5K at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. Walkawicz announced that Charlie Company, 128th Aviation Battalion, 128th Avn. Brigade donated 3,533 toys to the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign before the 5K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Col. Jenn Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, cheers on Soldiers as they finish the holiday 5K at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. Walkawicz announced that Charlie Company, 128th Aviation Battalion, 128th Avn. Brigade donated 3,533 toys to the 2019 Toys for Tots campaign before the 5K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Col. Jenn Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, gives a streamer to Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 128th Aviation Battalion, 128th Avn. Brigade, for donating the most toys during the Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. More than 2,000 Soldiers participated in the installation holiday 5K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Col. Jenn Walkawicz, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, gives a streamer to Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 128th Aviation Battalion, 128th Avn. Brigade, for donating the most toys during the Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. More than 2,000 Soldiers participated in the installation holiday 5K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

U.S. Army Soldiers run during the holiday 5K at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. The holiday run marked the end of the Toys for Tots campaign which is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserves program to support children in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

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U.S. Army Soldiers run during the holiday 5K at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 13, 2019. The holiday run marked the end of the Toys for Tots campaign which is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserves program to support children in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

JOINT Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 17, 2019 —

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, supported the annual Toys for Tots campaign that ended Dec. 13, 2019 with an installation 5K that had over 2,000 participants.

The Toys for Tots program was established by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Bill Hendricks and his wife in 1947 to support children in need. Service members at JBLE donated more than 10,000 toys in the 2019 campaign.