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A member of the 633rd Medical Group team kicks the ball during the Intramural Soccer Championship at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4, 2018.

June 6, 2018

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — A member of the 633rd Medical Group team kicks the ball during the Intramural Soccer Championship at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4, 2018. The 633rd MDG team competed against the 735th Supply Chain Operations Group team during in the championship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan Biese)

U.S. service members present the colors during a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia, May 28, 2018. The ceremony paid tribute to fallen service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

May 30, 2018

Honoring legacies of the fallen: Community gathers to pay tribute

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS. Va. — U.S. service members, veterans and community members gathered to remember and honor the fallen during a Memorial Day ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, May 28, 2018.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Benenati, Training and Doctrine Command deputy chief of staff, and Renice Zimmerman, Gold Star family member, lay a wreath at the Bronze Cross Memorial table display during the Bronze Cross Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 19, 2018. The wreath is laid to honor the fallen, symbolizing that they will never be forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo by Beverly Joyner)

May 23, 2018

Honoring fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Community members and Gold Star families gathered together to honor fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Bronze Cross Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 19, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Will Graeff, Thunderbirds number 2 jet pilot speaks with a student of Denbigh High School Aviation Academy during career week at Newport News, Virginia, May 18, 2018.

May 21, 2018

Langley Airmen, Thunderbirds support local high school career day

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Air Force Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis joined members from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” to support the Denbigh High School Aviation Academy Career Day, May 18. The event featured more than 30 representatives from the aviation industry, local military community and prospective universities.

May 11, 2018

JBLE hosts rededication, time capsule ceremony

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — In conjunction with Fort Eustis’ 100th anniversary celebration, Joint Base Langley-Eustis rededicated Seay Plaza to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War during a time capsule burial ceremony, May 11, 2018.

U.S. Army General Stephen J. Townsend, Training and Doctrine Command commanding general, gives a speech at the Fort Eustis 100th Anniversary Gala in Newport News, Virginia, April 28, 2018. U.S. Army service members and local officials gathered to celebrate the installation’s rich history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

May 2, 2018

Fort Eustis Gala celebrates 100 years of history

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The City of Newport News partnered with The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to host the Fort Eustis 100th Anniversary Gala at the Newport News Marriott at City Center, April 28, 2018.

Mike Domitrz, Date Safe Project founder, gives a Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention presentation in Fort Eustis’ Jacobs Conference Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2018. The Date Safe Project is a national organization advocating for the importance of healthy dating environments and a clearer understanding of consent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

April 27, 2018

Sharpening skills to prevent sexual assault

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The 93rd Signal Brigade hosted a Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program training presentation in Fort Eustis’ Jacobs Conference Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, April 25, 2018.

U.S. Army Spc. Wilmarys Roman Rivera, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) tactical power generation specialist, holds a camera at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 20, 2018. Roman Rivera was an established commercial photographer and photography instructor prior to enlisting in the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

April 26, 2018

Blurred vision: A Soldier’s lonely battle with cancer

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — In the midst of dealing with the daily stress of Fort Lee’s Advanced Individual Training program, Wilmarys Roman Rivera was ushered off for a medical consultation after noticing a lump in her breast.

Darren Rice, U.S. Air Forces Central Command force protection deputy director, was awarded the Air Combat Command Security Forces “Order of the Shield” on March 29, 2018.

April 18, 2018

Shielding a nation

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Darren Rice, U.S. Air Forces Central Command deputy director of force protection, was awarded the Air Combat Command Security Forces “Order of the Shield” on March 29, 2018. For more than three decades, Darren Rice served in support of the Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Army Sgt. Tiphine T. Tobo, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 10th Battalion, 7th Transportations Brigade (Expeditionary) battalion school NCO in charge, fires an M-16 rifle at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia., April 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

April 13, 2018

Eustis awards NCO, Soldier of the Year

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — After three days of challenging competition, two U.S. Army Soldiers were nominated as Fort Eustis’ NCO and Solider of the Year during a ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, April 11, 2018.