LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
Langley Air Force Base will host its second annual Caring for People Forum May 2, providing Airmen and their families the opportunity to air their suggestions and concerns to improve quality of life.
The forum is built around the Air Force tradition of "taking care of its own," and has become one of the most preferred methods for senior Air Force leadership to understand and act on community concerns. Active-duty, guard/reserve, family members, retirees and civilians are welcome to participate. The forum is set up for participants to express concerns or suggestions on support for special needs family members, Guard and Reserve, families and teens, health and wellness, deployment and single Airman support.
According to U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. (Dr.) Bryan Davidson, the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Integrated Delivery System chairman, the forum will gather a representative community sample and ask them how things are going.
"Once we know the concerns, then we help them brainstorm some possible solutions for people in authority to consider for action," said Davidson. "Senior JBLE leadership will be briefed on our recommendations and, if approved, these will be sent to Air Combat Command for their consolidation and reporting at an Air Force-level."
The overarching goal of the program is to improve the support services offered across the installation. Previous Air Force forums have resulted in enhanced support for single Airmen, school-age military children and exceptional family members.
Davidson said the Caring for People Forum received high praise by participants in 2011, and expects this year to have an even stronger impact on the community.
"We encourage folks to come with their thinking caps on and their voices ready to be heard," he said.
The Caring for People Forum is a day-long event, and will be held at the Langley AFB Community Center. As space is limited, interested participants are encouraged to sign up early. To register, contact the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 764-3990. You may also click
here for a fillable registration form. Complete and email the form to Ursula Santiago at Ursula.santiago@langley.af.mil or Cindi Moyer at cindi.moyer@langley.af.mil for a registration form.