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Vietnam-era enlistee retires after 40 years of service
September 26, 2011
Airman William Pook poses with a “MiG Killer” F-4 Phantom while assigned to the 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in 1972. Pook earned the Vietnam Gallantry Cross for “heroism and gallantry in combat against enemy forces” during an attack on the base Oct. 3, 1972. Pook, a reservist assigned to the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., retired as a master sergeant on Sept. 23, 2011, after 40 years of service in the Air Force. (Courtesy photo/William Pook)
Dreams really do come true: Cancer-stricken boy lives his dream through Army experience
September 22, 2011
Five-year-old Wes Pak gives the thumbs up sign that all is a go before “take off” on the Blackhawk as his father, Nyong Pak, accompanies him on his “first flight.” Wes, who suffers from neuroblastoma cancer, received a first-class tour of Fort Eustis, getting the opportunity to live part of his dream of becoming a military pilot. (U.S. Army photo by Vicki Bowker/Released)
The Front Line: Staff Sgt. Kristine MacKeown
September 20, 2011
Staff Sgt. Kristine MacKeown (left), poses with Chaplain (Maj.) Leslie Janovec at Sather Air Base, Iraq. MacKeown is deployed from the 633rd Air Base Wing Chapel to the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel at Sather, where she serves as the NCOIC of Chapel Operations. (Courtesy photo)
Finding life in death: Air Guardsman helps families of fallen
September 19, 2011
Senior Master Sgt. Mark A. Lounello, 192nd Fighter Wing chaplain’s assistant, participates in a dignified transfer of a fallen U.S. military member’s remains from aircraft to a waiting vehicle June 21, 2001, at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lounello spent six months at the AFMAO, and performed more than 200 dignified transfers. (Courtesy photo)
WTU Soldiers ‘Ride 2 Recovery’ through 9/11 American Challenge
September 15, 2011
Members of the Fort Eustis Warrior Transition Unit will finish Ride 2 Recovery Sunday at the Pentagon Memorial in Northern Virginia. They started Sept. 11 at Liberty State Park, in view of Ground Zero and the newly opened 9/11 Memorial. (Courtesy photo)
Resolute Warrior Spotlight: Spc. Christina Behymer
September 15, 2011
Spc. Christina Behymer, Army watercraft operator, 335th Transportation Detachment, “First and Finest,” 24th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, handles the lines holding a vessel bumper on board the Logistic Support Vessel-1 as it sails the Savannah River Aug. 15. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Jo Bridgwater/RELEASED)
The Front Line: Tech. Sgt. Ty Cook
September 15, 2011
Staff Sgt. Kristine MacKeown (left), poses with Chaplain (Maj.) Leslie Janovec at Sather Air Base, Iraq. MacKeown is deployed from the 633rd Air Base Wing Chapel to the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel at Sather, where she serves as the NCOIC of Chapel Operations. (Courtesy photo)
The Front Line: Staff Sgt. Christopher Perkuhn
September 15, 2011
Staff Sgt. Christopher Perkuhn is deployed from the Air Combat Command Communications Support Squadron to 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan, where he serves as the NCOIC of Network Operations. Perkuhn manages and maintains a $16 million network to provide communications to American warfighters at Kabul International Airport, and ensures all systems are operational 24/7 so users can have access to NIPR and SIPR resources. (Courtesy photo)
‘Resolute’ warrior burns his mark during Afghanistan deployment
September 9, 2011
Using the tip of a hot wire tool, or nib, Staff Sgt. Omar Pagan, battle operations NCO with Task Force Resolute, 7th Sustainment Brigade, touches up his latest piece of pyrography, the art of burning marks into wood, Aug. 28 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (US Army photo by Sgt. Edwin Rodriguez)
Sept. 11 - Where were you? JBLE stories from overseas
September 6, 2011
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Flowers, candles and letters were left at the Ramstein gate by German neighbors and supporters, including Ramstein-Miesenbach mayor Klaus Layes. People around the world paid tribute to those killed in the terrorist attack in New York City and in Washington, D.C,. on Sept. 11. (Courtesy photo)