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Season of the fleece at JBLE
November 19, 2014
To keep vehicles safe to drive during winter, the 633rd Air Base Wing Ground Safety office suggests drivers clear all snow and ice from their vehicle and ensure oil is winter-grade. Aside from dressing warm and driving safe during inclement weather, Chris Born, Joint Base Langley-Eustis emergency manager, recommends developing an emergency plan, determining how you will stay informed and building an emergency kit. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels/Released)
Volunteer spirit 'REACHes' out to local community
November 18, 2014
Airman 1st Class Bradley Simmons, 1st Maintenance Squadron ammunitions technician, reads to children at the Child Development Center at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 13, 2014. In his spare time, Simmons enjoys reading to children for the Reading Enriches Children Program and at the CDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breonna Veal/Released)
Soldier’s road to a degree
November 18, 2014
U.S. Army Soldiers must wait a year after graduating from advanced individual training to begin taking college classes, but Soldiers do not have to wait to begin their journey to a degree Fort Eustis, Va. The Herb Bateman Army Education Center at is available to provide College Level Examination Program and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support tests in which Soldiers can take to begin their journey to a degree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Adversarial advantage: T-38 keeps Raptors sharp
November 18, 2014
A T-38 Talon lands after a training mission at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 17, 2014. Talons team up with F-22 Raptors to act as enemy fighters during training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)
Bringing Do Hap Sool to JBLE
November 14, 2014
In Hwan Chung, Do Hap Sool founder and president, performs kata with Ray Snyder, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing contract support technician, at the Community Commons at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 20, 2014. Do Hap Sool, a form of martial arts, is a non-competitive sport that teaches true self-defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breonna Veal/Released)
Chronicle of a chief: Retired, but not tired
November 10, 2014
Photos of retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Flockhart from his years of service are displayed along with a wooden pen, which he crafted, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 10, 2014. Flockhart graduated Basic Military Training in 1946 and retired in 1974. As a retiree, he enjoyed spending his spare time woodworking, but his hands lost dexterity with age. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels/Released)
Fort Eustis Veterinary Clinic: an animal all its own
November 10, 2014
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew O’Conner, Fort Eustis Branch Vet Clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, administers a preventative vaccination to Buster, a Boston Bulldog, at the Fort Eustis Veterinary Clinic at Fort Eustis, Va., Nov. 5, 2014. The Fort Eustis vet clinic is able to give shots, run labs and do health and wellness checks for privately owned animals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle/Released)
438th SCOS ensures aircraft readiness globally
November 7, 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert James, 438th Supply Chain Operations Squadron Mission Capable Team Two noncommissioned officer in charge, completes his daily requirements at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Nov. 6, 2014. Airmen of the 438th SCOS are responsible for providing global logistics support to the warfighters both at home stations and in deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Areca T. Wilson/Released) (Photo blurred for security purposes)
Community Commons: What you need to know
November 7, 2014
The Langley Thrift Shop at the Community Commons at Langley Air Force Base, Va., sells clothing, decorations, household items and more to Service members and dependents at reduced prices. The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels/Released)
Community commitment: Soldier supports citizens
November 5, 2014
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Retina McCarter, 93rd Signal Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company information assurance noncommissioned officer, received the Military Citizen of the Year award, and she was inducted into the exclusive Sergeant Audie Murphy Club. She believes interacting with other Soldiers and those in the community is the best way to learn and grow, and by being a stalwart NCO to her Soldiers and an active volunteer within the community, she can grow alongside them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)