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Volunteer dedicates 35 years to USAF Hospital Langley
October 14, 2014
Carol Hale, 633rd Medical Group Red Cross laboratory volunteer, checks a patient in at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 8, 2014. In addition to volunteering at the Langley Thrift Shop for 25 years and the American Red Cross for 30 years, Hale has volunteered at the laboratory at U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley for 32 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Areca T. Wilson/Released)
Cancer takes mother, but Air Force keeps her alive
October 14, 2014
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Janna’ Wesley, Air Combat Command Enlisted Professional Military Education functional manager, holds a photo of her mother, Susan Shelley, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 10, 2014. Shelley’s breast cancer went into remission, but, the cancer later moved to her liver and brain eventually taking her life. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard/Released)
Soldiers strum along through their healing process
October 1, 2014
U.S. Army Lt. Col Annette Morris, Warrior Transition Unit patient, practices playing guitar at a guitar therapy program lesson at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 30, 2014. Two days each week the WTU holds guitar lessons for their members as a way to help with their healing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)
Former Guardsman establishes adaptive sports community
September 25, 2014
Former U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Dwayne Parker pulls an arrow from his quiver at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Sep. 23, 2014. Parker established an adaptive sports community in the Hampton Roads, Va., area with the intent of providing wounded veterans mentally and physically therapeutic activities. His not-for-profit program, called Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports, gets local wounded veterans involved in physical activities and helps them by supplying clothing, food and financial support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels)
MCAHC Youth Volunteer Program inspires youth to follow dreams
September 23, 2014
U.S. Army Col. Glenda J. Lock, McDonald Army Health Center commander, and Red Cross youth volunteer program staff members recognize the 2014 Summer Youth Volunteer Program participants, Aug. 15, 2014. During the summer program, volunteers filled positions in various clinics and departments in the health center to gain experience working in the medical field and to learn about leadership and community service. (Courtesy photo)
War of 1812: Chesapeake Campaign concludes with American victories
September 8, 2014
Battle of North Point in Baltimore, During the War of 1812. (Painting by Don Troiani)
MMA: Mixed Martial Airman
September 8, 2014
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Juston Campos, 36th Intelligence Squadron target development analyst, spars with his mixed martial arts instructor at a martial arts academy in Newport News, Va., Sep. 8, 2014. Campos often spends two to three hours after work practicing Muay Thai eastern kickboxing and combat submission wrestling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels)(This photo was cropped to emphasize the subject)
'Starting Strong:' Every career in the Army starts with TRADOC
September 2, 2014
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Dimiceli, Milwaukee Recruiting Battalion, reunites with Jacob Beringer, a school buddy from a decade ago at St. Agnes School in Butler, Wisconsin. Dimiceli was an eighth grader who read books and did various activities with Beringer who was then a first grader. They sit in a classroom where they both went through eighth grade. Beringer is now joining the Army following his reunion with Dimiceli. (U.S. Army photo by Jorge Gomez/Released)
War of 1812 Chesapeake Campaign: large-scale British feint
September 2, 2014
The burning of federal buildings in the nation's capital 200 years ago this week was a psychological victory for the British, but little else, according to an Army historian. (Courtesy Library of Congress)
Final honor: Mortuary affairs provides service to fallen comrades
September 2, 2014
Amber Hendricks, Army Support Activity mortuary affairs coordinator, ensures a rank is properly placed on a uniform shirt at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 26, 2014. Hendricks’ duties include making sure the uniform of a deceased U.S. Army Soldier is in proper order and making arrangements for the Service member’s family to attend the funeral. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)