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U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles Ransom, flight commander of plans and operations, 83rd Network Operations Squadron, poses for an official photo. Ransom gave his life along with nine others April 27, 2011, while on a deployment in Afghanistan. For his actions preceding and during the incident, Ransom was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Force Combat Actions Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Medal and was posthumously promoted to Major. (Courtesy photo)

May 19, 2020

Fallen heroes virtual remembrance

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — For the past nine years on April 27, a nine-person formation could be seen running 2.7 miles on Langley Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force Airmen run with the POW/MIA flag at the Shellbank Fitness Center outdoor track on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 20, 2019.

Nov. 13, 2019

Running for remembrance

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Airman continues his run, the sound of his breathing eclipsed by the insects surrounding the track. It’s two in the morning and the only light is from the lamp posts lining the track. He disappears after he passes each light until he reaches the next post. He and the four other Airmen have already been running for 17 hours, only nine more to go.

JBLE recognizes 50th Anniversary Vietnam Commemoration

Aug. 2, 2017

JBLE recognizes 50th Anniversary Vietnam Commemoration

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Joint Base Langley-Eustis commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War during a luncheon at Fort Eustis, Va., July 27, 2017.

Retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Paul Abney, USS Cole survivor, honors his lost crew mates while U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Hooper, USS James E. Williams information systems administrator, salutes during a National Wreaths Across America Remembrance ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Va., Dec. 17, 2016. Referring to the anonymous quote, “A person dies twice: once when they take their final break, and later, the last time their name is spoken,” volunteers were encouraged to say the names of the veterans as they placed the wreaths at their graves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Dec. 21, 2016

Wreaths Across America honors fallen heroes

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Paul Abney, USS Cole survivor, honors his lost crew mates while U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Hooper, USS James E. Williams information systems administrator, salutes during a National Wreaths Across America Remembrance ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Va., Dec. 17, 2016. Referring to