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Outdoor Rec offers outdoor summer opportunities
June 12, 2013
Sean Denton (left) and Ryan Stewart, both avid fishermen, cast their lines in Fort Eustis Lake, June 11, 2013 at Fort Eustis, Va. No license is required to fish in the lake, however aspiring anglers must release their catch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Skies to conquer: Langley Airman scales Mount Everest
June 12, 2013
Part of the U.S. Air Force 7 Summits team smiles for a group photo. The team of six Airmen used self-aid and buddy care techniques learned in the Air Force to address injuries sustained on the summit attempt. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Colin Merrin/Released)
Dimensions of wellness: Physical fitness
June 11, 2013
Exercise and healthy eating habits play an important role in achieving and maintaining good health. The military is hinged on physical wellness, which works together with additional pillars of wellness to lead Service members to a mission-ready force. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)
Growing to meet your needs: Langley neurology offers 'brainy' choice in care
June 11, 2013
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie Platt, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron Neurology Clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, removes electrodes from the head of Airman 1st Class Christopher Howell, 633rd MDOS medical technician, after an electroencephalography (EEG) study at U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 4, 2013. Neurology is the medical specialty that deals with the anatomy, function and disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin/Released)
Nutria nabbing: Eustis conservationists prowl for pests
June 5, 2013
James Dolan, 733rd Civil Engineer Division environmental flight conservationist, maneuvers his boat through a small tributary of the James River in search of nutria signs at Fort Eustis, Va., June 4, 2013. Nutria are semi-aquatic creatures, so Dolan must place curiosity traps in locations reachable only by boat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)
Everyone has a story: The grocery bagger
June 5, 2013
Paul Blais speaks to an Airman Leadership School class at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 15, 2013 - discussing his experience as a U.S. Air Force Airman and survivor of the Khobar Towers attack. The attack, which occured June 25, 1996 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killed 19 Airmen and wounded hundreds more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
Lifestyle fitness: Nutrition feeds healthy habits
May 28, 2013
Tracy Conder, 633rd Civil Medical Group Health and Wellness Center promotion director, teaches about the negative impact sugar to our bodies at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 18, 2013. The third Thursday of each month Conder hosts a class about health and nutritional facts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/Released)
Team Langley staff sergeant wins 'Emmy of DOD Journalism'
May 23, 2013
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katie Ward, 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, accepts the Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding New Writer of the Year from Ray B. Shepherd, Defense Media Activity Director, during the 2013 Communicators of Excellence awards ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort George G. Meade, Md., May 10, 2013. The award ceremony recognizes the efforts of military and Department of Defense civilian journalists and visual communicators who earned honors in the Thomas Jefferson Awards Program and the Visual Information Awards Program. Ward serves as the managing editor of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis base newspaper, The Peninsula Warrior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)
101 Critical Days of Summer kicks off season of safety
May 22, 2013
The U.S. Air Force designated May 25 through Sept. 4 of every year as the 101 Critical Days of Summer, a campaign dedicated to ensuring Airmen have an injury-free summer.The safety campaign is intended to increase Airmen’s knowledge and understanding of dangers involved with recreational activities, as well as common summer endeavors. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Released)
Dedicated to the deserving: Veteran recognized for service
May 21, 2013
Retired U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John T. Millan’s family poses with five of Millan’s 17 decorations at Hampton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hampton, Va., March 15, 2013. Millan was awarded the long overdue medals on behalf of his military service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria H. Taylor/ Released)