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From victims to survivors: changing the conversation about sexual assault
April 17, 2017 — Editor’s note: Due the nature of these testimonies, the U.S. service members’ names have been withheld. Unrestricted reporting procedures were used by both individuals and the accusers were discharged from their respective military branch. No matter how many times she said no, he continued. All she wanted was to be anywhere but there. Now, two years later, she often finds herself still reliving that moment. “At work if I was zoning out, I was probably going back to the memory,” said the U.S. Air Force Senior Airman, as she looked down at the floor, recounting the day at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, when she became a victim of sexual assault. ... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Airman and a U.S. Army Soldier show support for sexual assault survivors at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 28, 2017. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which highlights the resources provided for sexual assault survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Fuel facilities supplies the ‘goods’ on, off flightline
April 12, 2017 — Outfitted in white overalls, gloves, boots, earplugs and a face shield, two U.S. Air Force Airmen cautiously perform their duties while surrounded by a shroud of vapors. They are donned in gear meant to protect them from the very substance that helps to protect lives at high altitudes. The scene resembles that of a science fiction movie— moving in slow motion as the various sounds of the flightline are subconsciously replaced by the eerie sound of shallow breaths in a mask. At Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the Airmen assigned to the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facility perform one of their many responsibilities, ensuring pilots have oxygen at high altitudes. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wesson, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, and James Baldwin, 733rd LRS fuels facilities fuels distribution systems operator, fill a liquid oxygen cart at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 7, 2017. Every 90 days a sample of liquid oxygen has to be taken and sent to lab for inspection at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to ensure it is at least 99.5 percent pure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)

Small town friends become hometown heroes
March 29, 2017 — Driving down the highway, foliage covering either side of the road, two friends watch in awe, as a car in front of them flips over, landing on a set of train tracks. Slamming on the brakes, they came to a screeching halt next to the crash. The friends rushed to the car and began yelling, as they searched for survivors amongst the inflated air bags and wreckage. Conscious, the driver muttered a weak “hello,” and was found trapped between the crushed roof and back seats. The friends were shocked she managed to walk away having only suffered from minor cuts and bruises... MORE

The Amelia Bulletin Monitor, the local newspaper in Amelia, Va., featured an article about the crash U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Brown, 633rd Air Base Wing protocol, and his best friend, Joey Ramsey, were first to witness and help the driver on March 16, 2017. Brown and Ramsey kept the driver calm and conscious until first responders arrived on-scene. (Courtesy Photo)

IDS: Collaborating agencies improve lives
March 22, 2017 — While the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Integrated Delivery System may sound like a technology based program, it’s not that all. In fact, it’s the opposite.The IDS is comprised of helping agency representatives from the installation, who meet monthly to find solutions to issues they see or hear about from the JBLE community.“What all of these helping... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kennon Arnold, 633rd Air Base Wing command chief, addresses community concerns voiced by helping agency representatives during a Community Action Information Board meeting at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. The Integrated Delivery System council meets monthly to collaborate and coordinate plans to enrich life for Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

Inspectors prepare the installation, keep units mission ready
March 16, 2017 — When a patient feels pain, a doctor checks them to find the best way to treat them. The Inspector General’s office performs the same way as a doctor would for units within the U.S Air Force. At Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the job of an IG office inspection team is to perform a total systematic check of the units on the installation. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Todd Pluff, 633rd Security Forces Squadron chief of standardization and evaluations, prepares for an exercise with Master Sgt. Nathan Shaw, 633rd SFS Flight chief, at Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Va., Feb. 22, 2017. The exercise was conducted by the 633rd Air Base Wing Inspector General’s office to test how the installation would react to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristian Biese)

633 CES cartographers: mapping mission success
March 15, 2017 — Standing in a field under the warm, afternoon sun, a U.S. Air Force Airman breaks his gaze as he squints one eye before looking into a device which resembles an oversized Polaroid camera. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Mundt, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron engineering technician, was beginning to perform an optical site survey, one of the many duties of the 633rd CES mapping section. The camera he looked through is actually a Total Station, a surveying device used by engineer Airmen during the cartography, or map making process. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Mundt, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron engineering technician, performs an optical site survey, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Mundt is a member of the mapping section, which has more than 45,000 drawings that are kept and maintained, to include all on-base facilities and floor plans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Areca T. Bell)

Being a leader: Honor guardsman wins award
March 7, 2017 — At first, honor guard wasn’t even a thought for, then, U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Quinton Gittens. It was only brought up briefly in conversation with a Chief Master Sergeant however, as the fates would have it, Gittens was tasked to start the honor guard program the very next week. “When I started honor guard, I wasn’t the best,” explained, now, Staff Sgt. Quinton Gittens, 633rd Force Support Squadron readiness NCO in charge. “I was struggling pretty badly, but as time went on I ended up liking it, and I ended up doing really well at it.” ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinton Gittens, 633rd Force Support Squadron readiness NCO in charge, assesses the honor guard team during training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 1, 2017. The team practiced a detail that would be performed during a funeral service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

The true story tellers of military history
March 7, 2017 — “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” said George Santayana, philosopher. Historical events in the military such as World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Operation Desert Storm and many others hold remarkable stories within their past. Many of which would go untold without historians who worked day and night to capture every detail. ... MORE

Bill Butler, Air Combat Command deputy command historian, makes edits to the annual history report at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 24, 2017. As the ACC historians, Butler also assists units by keeping records of past logos and emblems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

It only takes one person to make a difference
March 1, 2017 — Suicide is not a topic that is easily discussed in everyday conversation. Meaning, loved ones often have no clue that their family member or friend is contemplating or struggling with the idea of suicide. However there are signs and risk factors, early on, which can be recognized to better help an individual who may be having suicidal thoughts... MORE

September is Suicide Awareness Month. Suicide is the most preventable form of death. Prevention and intervention of this final act are everyone?s responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

Born Under Fire: Soldiers, Airmen learn to maintain air assault weapons
March 1, 2017 — Along a half-mile radius at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, large warehouses filled with 300 different training simulators and approximately 3,000 computer stations provide a real-life training experience for U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force helicopter maintenance students. In those warehouses, instructors and course developers assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade transform approximately 6,000 aviation maintenance, logistics and leadership students into technically qualified aviation maintainers and logisticians as tactically proficient aviation maintenance leaders every year. The 128th Avn. Bde. earned its name, ‘Born Under Fire,’ when it was temporarily formed during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. The brigade served there until its deactivation in 1995, and was then reactivated in 2012. ... MORE

U.S. Army students assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade listen to a structural repair lesson at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 24, 2017. The 128th Ave. Bde. is responsible for training students on aviation repair, and instilling Army values through Advanced Individual Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

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