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Entertaining education: Eustis first responders teach trust during Community Day
September 10, 2013
Candace Carter, a Community Day participant, swings at U.S. Army Spc. Richard Patenaude, 221st Military Police Detachment patrolman, Sept. 7, 2013, at Fort Eustis, Va. The 221st MP Det. and the 733rd Civil Engineer Division firefighters presented multiple activities for the community to educate them on fire safety and law enforcement duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Airmen to be nominated for special duties
September 9, 2013
U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team visits Langley Air Force Base, Va., during a recruitment visit March 29, 2013. The Drill Team supports Air Force Recruiting Service as the official “Ambassadors in Blue”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
Acting SecAF addresses Air Force issues
September 9, 2013
Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric K. Fanning is greeted upon arrival by, from right, Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Combat Command commander, Col. John Allen, 633rd Air Base Wing commander and Col. Kevin Huyck, 1st Fighter Wing commander, during a visit to Langley Air Force Base, Va., Sept. 5, 2013. Fanning toured the 94th Fighter Squadron, the 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, and the Air Force Targeting Center. Additionally, Fanning spoke to Langley Airmen about current Air Force issues, including sequestration, sexual assault prevention and force shaping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)
Rise up: Eustis looks for new star
September 4, 2013
U.S. Army Spc. Danielle Blair, a Soldier assigned to the 149th Transportation Company, performs her rendition of Monica's “For You I Will,” during the Operation Rising Star competition at the Lakeside Sports Bar at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 26, 2012. The singing competition features active-duty, reserve and National Guard Soldiers and adult family members vying for the title of the Army's best singer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)
'Music Under the Stars' goes out with a bang
September 4, 2013
U.S. Army Maj. Leonel Pena, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band commander, leads the band in a variety of music during the “Music Under the Stars” season finale concert in Magnolia Park at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 29, 2013. During the concert, fans were treated to a variety of music, including a special performance by the Williamsburg Fifes and Drums. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Farnsworth/Released)
633rd MDG to eliminate tobacco use on Langley hospital campus
September 3, 2013
Beginning Sept. 26, 2013, the 633rd Medical Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va., will transition their entire campus to a tobacco-free zone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 443,000 people die from tobacco use every year, making it the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home, help them ‘be there’
September 3, 2013
The humanitarian reassignment and deferment program follows a 9-step process to allow Airmen with severe, short-term problems involving family members to apply for special assignment consideration close to home. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Sylvia Saab/Released)
AF leaders cite Airmen as bedrock in new core mission document
September 3, 2013
480th ISR Wing command chief: Airmen have 'immeasurable' potential
September 3, 2013
The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., welcomed the newest member of its leadership team June 7, 2013, as Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman took the seat as the wing's command chief. Towberman, who most recently served as the superintendent of the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., began his Air Force career in September 1990, and has held a variety of duties, including ground and airborne cryptologic language analyst, mission supervisor and superintendent. (Air Force official photo/Released)
NASA researchers aiming to make aircraft crashes more survivable
September 3, 2013
A Sea Knight CH-46E is raised during a controlled aircraft crash at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., Aug. 28, 2013. The helicopter, which stretches 45 feet long and weighs more than 13,000 pounds with equipment was lifted 30-feet high with the use of a gantry, a large structure used to launch aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi/Released)