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U.S. Army Maj. Mari Groebner, McDonald Army Health Center Peri-Operative Services chief, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. Since completing chemotherapy and medication treatment, Groebner spends time offering words of encouragement to others who battle with similar circumstances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland/Released)

Oct. 21, 2014

Dealing with the hand you've been dealt

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Army Maj. Mari Groebner, McDonald Army Health Center Peri-Operative Services chief, took all the right steps in leading a healthy lifestyle.When Groebner went in for a routine mammogram she thought nothing of it. She was asked to return to the clinic for a second mammogram and when the results came back inconclusive, the healthy runner went in

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Philman, 221st MP Det. patrolman, holds his son Dusty’s hand while wearing a decompression glove to reduce swelling in his fingers at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. 15, 2014. Philman endured surgery to repair a ruptured disc in his neck and no longer has use of his right hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland/Released)

Oct. 21, 2014

Battle buddies for life

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - — A U.S. Army Soldier checks identification cards at the gate at Fort, Eustis, Virginia. As he motions for vehicles to move forward, he only grabs identification from people with his left hand, and renders the occasional salute with a limp right hand.While stationed in Camp Hovey, South Korea eight years ago, the simple task of rendering a salute was

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Bower, 94th Air Maintenance Unit Team 25 weapons load team leader, and Airman Zach Harlan, 94th AMU weapons load crewmember, transport a munition at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 14, 2014. Each member of a three-Airman munitions team has specific duties to properly load an aircraft, and Airmen do not often move between positions within the team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

Oct. 17, 2014

Freedom never sleeps: Midshift munitions

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — While most Joint Base Langley-Eustis community members sleep soundly at home, a select group of U.S. Air Force Airmen still toil away, putting jets in the sky, protecting the base around the clock, preparing food for the troops or generally ensuring the JBLE mission sees the light of tomorrow.This is mid-shift. Typically starting at 11 p.m. or

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Towles, 36th Intelligence Squadron targeteer, converses with peers during a bible study at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Sept. 30, 2014. The weekly dinner and study for dormitory residents currently takes place in the First Term Airman Center, but will change venues in February 2015. The event is not exclusive to single Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels/Released)

Oct. 15, 2014

Single Airmen Ministry: Big upcoming changes

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The U.S. Air Force trains Airmen in Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which is based on four pillars: physical fitness, mental fitness, social fitness and spiritual fitness. An Airman who is considered "fit" in all four categories, is considered "fit to fight" according to CAF. To help the single Airmen of Langley Air Force Base--who mostly live in the

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)

Oct. 14, 2014

Volunteer dedicates 35 years to USAF Hospital Langley

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — For more than three decades, Carol Hale has lent her personal time to the men, women of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families who seek medical assistance at U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley on Langley Air Force Base.In addition volunteering at the laboratory for 32 years, Hale also donated 25 years to the Thrift Shop on base, and 30 years to the

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)

Oct. 14, 2014

Cancer takes mother, but Air Force keeps her alive

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — After her son was born and her enlistment term was up, Janna' Wesley planned to get out of the U.S. Air Force.Married to another military member at the time, the Macon, Georgia, native felt it would be difficult to balance deployments, temporary duty assignments and parenting while living away from her familial support system.At that time, now

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)

Oct. 1, 2014

Soldiers strum along through their healing process

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Eustis, Virginia, have the ability to add new experiences to their healing process by learning how to play guitar. The therapy program started in 2013 when a site coordinator wanted to share his love of playing the guitar with Soldiers. Currently, a volunteer from the U.S. Army

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)

Sept. 25, 2014

Former Guardsman establishes adaptive sports community

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — According to the Save Our Wounded Warriors webpage, over 52,000 soldiers have been wounded in action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fifteen percent of these veterans suffer from a traumatic brain injury. One in five of them have post-traumatic stress disorder. Between 2002 and 2013, 32,294 veterans were diagnosed with PTSD by the Department of Veterans

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jose Velazquez, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command public affairs sergeant major, is a Hispanic American serving in the military today at Fort Eustis, Va. Velazquez joined the Army as a way to get out of his hometown and fight the possibility of becoming a “statistic.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)(Photo was brightened, sharpened and cropped)

Sept. 24, 2014

'Americans first': Soldier reflects on Hispanic heritage

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS Va. — More than 40,000 Puerto Ricans served during the Korean War with the 65th Infantry Regiment. Hispanic Americans have been serving in the armed forces for many years. According to Defense.Gov, today, more than 125,000 Hispanic Americans serve in the Armed Forces.U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jose Velazquez, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command public

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)

Sept. 23, 2014

MCAHC Youth Volunteer Program inspires youth to follow dreams

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS - — McDonald Army Health Center's youth volunteer program is designed to recruit local high school students with the opportunity to learn and serve.The health center's goal is to provide youth with meaningful opportunities for training, leadership and community service, as well as supplement the permanent staff at the health center. In 2004, a proposal