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597th Transportation Brigade receives "Golden Key"
August 9, 2012
(Clockwise from top left) 688th Rapid Port Opening Element Soldiers, Sgt. Devin Johnson, a shop foreman, Spc. Reuben Eldridge, tool-room clerk; Pfc. Bryan Lopez, Standard Army Maintenance System clerk, Cpl. Joshua Martin, shop office non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. Jeffrey Rouda, motor sergeant, display the "Golden Wrench" award at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 6, 2012. The 688th RPOE won the award for their achievement as the 597th Transportation Brigade's best maintenance program for third-quarter 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Montieth/Released)
MCAHC rolls out APLSS recognition program for outstanding clinics
August 9, 2012
During a recent Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey award ceremony, Col. Michael E. Hershman, McDonald Army Health Center commander, presented an "on the spot" cash award in the amount of $250 to medical assistant Albert Durant inside the health center at Fort Eustis, Va., July 27, 2012. Hershman also awarded Beverly A. Ritz, a medical assistant in the Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat Clinic; Theodore Eppes, a Patient Safety representative; and Patricia Case, a medical assistant in Internal Medicine, for their excellent customer service support. (U.S. Army photo by Marlon J. Martin/Released)
Operation: Hero helps alleviate children’s deployment-related anxiety
August 1, 2012
Children from Bethel Youth Services play with “Bob the Firefighter” during Operation Hero, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 1, 2012. The Eleventh Annual Operation Hero event gave children of Airmen insight into what their parents experience during the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland/Released)
Fort Eustis hosts Mission: Breakfast
July 17, 2012
Bluegrass band, “Rhonda Vincent and The Rage”, performs during a Mission Breakfast event at Fort Eustis, Va., July 17, 2012. Service members, retirees and dependents enjoyed live music and free food provided by the Smucker’s company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)
JBLE hosts Read to Kids day
July 17, 2012
Senior Airman Sarah Shoemaker, left, and Staff Sgt. Jacquelyne Millender, both mental health technicians from the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, read to children at the Langley Air Force Base, Va. Child Development Center, July 17, 2012. Shoemaker, who has volunteered to read to children twice, said she found both experiences to be extremely rewarding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Water Is Life: Hydration tips for the critical days of summer
July 13, 2012
Because water composes more than half of the human body, it is impossible to sustain life for more than a week without it. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton)
Deployed Langley Airman goes above and beyond for man’s best friend
July 9, 2012
Saman, a military working dog stationed with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, lies on an operating table, June 16, 2012, at Southwest Asia as medical personnel attempt to remove a tooth, which was forced into his jaw during a training accident. Most medical care the dogs require in a deployed location has to do with scratched paws and insect bites, making this procedure somewhat unique. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)
833rd Trans. Bn. relocates from Seattle to Fort Eustis
July 2, 2012
Soldiers from the 833rd Transportation Battalion salute the colors during the National Anthem at the unit's colors uncasing ceremony at Ft. Eustis, Va., July 2, 2012. The Army activated the unit July 28, 1942 as the Seattle Port of Embarkation, one of eight POEs supporting the U.S. war effort in the Pacific theater in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II/Released)
Fort Eustis based Coast Guard Reserve unit returns home from overseas deployment
July 2, 2012
A Fort Eustis based Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 member holds his family after returning home from an extended deployment to the Middle East, July 2, 2012. While deployed, PSU 305 members provided harbor defense and security to ports, seaward approaches, and waterways within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility and ensuring the free flow of personnel, equipment and commerce in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson/Released)
Capitol Hill PTSD awareness event highlights struggles, triumphs
July 2, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Kendrick J. Smith poses in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 27, 2012, for National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo/Released)