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Days of Remembrance: Lessons learned from the Holocaust
April 24, 2017
Kitty Saks, a Holocaust survivor who also lost 27 family members, was placed into a Catholic convent, at age nine, under an assumed name, Rosette Nizolle, for her safety and became a hidden child of the Holocaust. This year’s theme for the Holocaust Days of Remembrance commemoration is “Learning from the Holocaust: The Strength of the Human Spirit” and will be held April 23 through April 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/A1C Kaylee Dubois.
ATLANTIC TRIDENT 17: Prepared for take-off
April 21, 2017
ATLANTIC TRIDENT 2017, hosted by the 1st Fighter Wing, focuses on air operations in a highly contested operational environment through a variety of complex, simulated adversary scenarios. The goal of the exercise is to enhance interoperability through combined coalition aerial campaigns. This exercise is one of the first to focus on greater integration of U.S. Air Force's fifth-generation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)
‘Piering’ into future: Construction to improve fuel operations
April 20, 2017
Contractors dredge the river during construction preparations for a new pier, which is used to receive jet fuel, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 17, 2017. The new pier will be constructed out of concrete and will measure approximately 36 feet wide to give first responders access in times of emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)
Wounded warriors prove ‘life without limbs is limitless’
April 19, 2017
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team members stand during the playing of the national anthem during the WWAST game against the Newport News police and fire departments in Newport News, Va., April 15, 2017. The WWAST challenged the Newport News first responders to a seven-inning game to raise awareness for wounded service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
Olympic Gold Medalist aims to raise sexual assault awareness
April 17, 2017
U.S. Army Soldier and Sexual Harassment, Assault Response and Prevention team members pose with Kayla Harrison, Olympic Gold Medalist, during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 14, 2017. Harrison, the guest speaker for the event, talked about raising sexual assault awareness, as well as setting and reaching goals to help survivors overcome trauma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
From victims to survivors: changing the conversation about sexual assault
April 17, 2017
A U.S. Air Force Airman and a U.S. Army Soldier show support for sexual assault survivors at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 28, 2017. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which highlights the resources provided for sexual assault survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
AF selects 2017 bowling camp candidates
April 13, 2017
Fuel facilities supplies the ‘goods’ on, off flightline
April 12, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wesson, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, and James Baldwin, 733rd LRS fuels facilities fuels distribution systems operator, fill a liquid oxygen cart at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 7, 2017. Every 90 days a sample of liquid oxygen has to be taken and sent to lab for inspection at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to ensure it is at least 99.5 percent pure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)
Planting pinwheels raises child abuse awareness
April 5, 2017
Chad Claus, age 5, son of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Claus, 633rd Medical Support Squadron NCO in charge of transfusion services, plants a pinwheel at the Russ Child Development Center annex at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 3, 2017. Each child planted a pinwheel, as a symbol for child abuse prevention, during Child Abuse Prevention Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)
Infant teething and toddler tooth care
April 5, 2017
On average, a baby’s first tooth will start to come in around six months of age. By the third birthday, most kids have their full set of 20 baby teeth, however, each baby is different. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)