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Prepare now for tax season, DOD official advises
December 4, 2013
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Holden Smith, 633rd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, assists Senior Airman Terrence Eaton, logistics readiness squadron vehicle maintenance journeymen, in filling out a form at the Langley Air Force Base tax center, Va., Feb. 5, 2013. When filing taxes the documents needed are a social security card, photo ID, a blank check for direct deposit, and a W-2 form. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Victoria Taylor/ Released)
JBLE Exchange return policy 'gives shoppers what they want'
December 3, 2013
AAFES Team Azores provide customers quality merchandise at an everyday value price in a friendly, clean and well-stocked shopping environment. The AAFES team exceeds the customer’s expectations.
Scholarships for Military Children program opens Dec. 3
December 3, 2013
Military commissaries worldwide will return to normal operating schedules the week of Aug. 18-24.
Obama appoints acting deputy defense secretary
December 3, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Dec. 3 that President Barack Obama has appointed Christine H. Fox to serve as acting deputy defense secretary. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter departs Dec. 4, and Fox is scheduled to assume her duties Dec. 5, making her the highest-ranking woman ever to serve in the Defense Department. Until June, she served as the director of DOD’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. (DOD file photo/Released)
Local families 'adopt' battle buddies for Thanksgiving
December 3, 2013
April Girffin, a local community member, and her family take a photo with U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers from Fort Eustis during the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia’s “Adopt-A-Service Person” program at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., Nov. 28, 2013. The Griffins “adopted” seven Soldiers, opening their home for Thanksgiving dinner to Service members who were unable to make it home for the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
JBLE leaders serve Service members
December 3, 2013
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benjamin Bahoque, 128th Aviation Brigade deputy commanding officer, serves a Soldier a Thanksgiving meal at the Resolute Cafe at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 28, 2013. Bahoque was one of many members of Fort Eustis’ leadership who served a meal to Soldiers who were unable to go to home for the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
JBLE members named Military Citizens of the Year
December 3, 2013
From left, George Wallace, city of Hampton Mayor, U.S. Army Sgt. Barry Hines, A-Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment instructor, McKinley Price, city of Newport News Mayor and Mike Kuhns, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president, pose for a photo at the Military Citizen of the Year ceremony in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 12, 2013. Hines received the award, which was given to a member of each military branch, for his personal community impact and involvement outside of military duties. (Courtesy Photo)
Army Initial Military Training Center of Excellence holds change of responsibility
November 26, 2013
From left, U.S. Army Gen. Robert Cone, Training and Doctrine Command commanding general, Maj. Gen. Bradley May, former Initial Military Training Center of Excellence deputy commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Ross Ridge, IMT deputy commanding general, stand at attention during a change of responsibility and May’s retirement ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 22, 2013. A change of responsibility ceremony traditionally represents the transfer of authority from one person to another, ensuring the unit and its Soldiers are never without leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Airmen build holiday baskets for Langley families
November 25, 2013
Volunteers pack food donations into “baskets” as part of an Operation Warmheart holiday food drive at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 24, 2013. The baskets will be distributed to Langley Airmen who may be struggling financially during the holidays or throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Norfolk Admirals 'slice ice' for Service members at annual appreciation night
November 25, 2013
The fifth annual Norfolk Admirals Military Appreciation Night hockey game was held in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22, 2013. Military Appreciation Night aimed to show support to Service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria H. Taylor/Released)