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Fort Eustis hosts annual Retiree Appreciation Day
May 21, 2013
Retirees gather information from different vendors during the annual Retiree Appreciation Day at Fort Eustis, Va., May 18, 2013. Spearheaded by the Fort Eustis Retiree Council, this annual event provides continuity between the retired and active-duty community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Hill/Released)
JTF-CS participates in sudden response exercise
May 21, 2013
Joint Task Force Civil Support personnel receive radiation detectors and simulated medications for an exercise at Fort Eustis, Va. May 21, 2013. The exercise, known as Exercise Sudden Response 13, will take place from May 20-24, and tests the movement and capablity of JTF-CS’s equipment and personnel during the initial phases of a chemical, biological or nuclear incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. April Wickes/Released)
Unit deployment manager now special duty position
May 21, 2013
Revised disability evaluation system improves process for departing Soldiers
May 21, 2013
The Integrated Disability Evaluation System was created after officials in Washington decided to examine the healthcare system that looked after the nation's veterans in the wake of neglect allegations at the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center in 2007. The current system is an integrated effort between the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs and is designed to streamline the process of treatment and transitioning for wounded or injured veterans. Now, Soldiers who are on active duty, but have been determined to be medically incapable of continuing their service have begun using the new system and their reviews have been for the most part favorable. (U.S. Army photo/Released)
Army supports president's request for 2015 BRAC round
May 21, 2013
The Army needs another round of Base Realignment and Closure, said Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, speaking May 15, 2013, before the Senate Appropriations Committee, subcommittee on military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies. (Senate Appropriations Committee photo/Released)
Senior enlisted advisors mark Armed Forces Day
May 21, 2013
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins the services' senior enlisted advisors in paying respects during an Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 18, 2013. (DOD photo by Sooney Vega/Released)
DOD submits requests for 2014 overseas funds, 2013 reprogramming
May 21, 2013
Pentagon official reviews Langley Transition Assistance Program
May 15, 2013
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Gardner, a Transition Assistance Program class student, completes an individualized exercise during a TAP class at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 13, 2013. The TAP class gave separating military members tools and resources to transition to the civilian workforce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Team Langley staff sergeant wins 'Emmy of DOD Journalism'
May 15, 2013
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katie Ward, 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, accepts the Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding New Writer of the Year from Ray B. Shepherd, Defense Media Activity Director, during the 2013 Communicators of Excellence awards ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort George G. Meade, Md., May 10, 2013. The award ceremony recognizes the efforts of military and Department of Defense civilian journalists and visual communicators who earned honors in the Thomas Jefferson Awards Program and the Visual Information Awards Program. Ward serves as the managing editor of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis base newspaper, The Peninsula Warrior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)
633rd SFS honors the fallen
May 15, 2013
A 633rd Security Forces Squadron flight commander, 2nd Lt. Heath Turley, leads a formation at the Peace Officer’s Memorial Ceremony at Langley Air Force Base Va., May 13, 2013. In addition to the formation, the 633rd SFS also provided a rifle team for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)