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Snowball Express thanks families, creates memories
December 19, 2017 — U.S. service members and the Virginia Patriot Guard escorted Gold Star families through Norfolk International Airport as part of the Snowball Express trip to Dallas, on Dec. 9... MORE

U.S. service members escort Gold Star families during the Snowball Express at Norfolk International Airport, Va., Dec. 9, 2017.

Soldiers help uncover, honor African-American history
December 5, 2017 — Members of the Better Options for Single Soldiers program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis helped restore the oldest and largest African-American cemetery in Hampton Roads, Dec. 2... MORE

Anna Myers, age three, and Finnigan Myers, age six, children of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Vince Myers, McDonald Army Health Center commander, use a log as a seesaw during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017.

‘Trees for Troops’ delivers holiday cheer to JBLE
December 5, 2017 — The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, FedEx Corporation and 18 tree farmers worked together to bring holiday cheer to military families by delivering 350 free, live trees to Joint Base Langley-Eustis for active-duty families, Dec. 1... MORE

Tree farms provided hand written notes of appreciation from donors for U.S. service members to read as they select a Christmas tree during the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation’s Trees for Troops program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017.

Local family ‘adopts’ service members for 30 years
November 29, 2017 — As Janice Deaver and her daughter April Griffin prepare Thanksgiving dinner for their family and neighbors, they tell stories and share laughs at memories of years past. While most share stories about their relatives, this family shares stories of their “adopted” family, the ones they thank each year for their service to their country with a home-cooked meal... MORE

Janice Griffin holds a framed photo of her family and U.S. Army Soldiers at her home in Yorktown, Va., Nov. 23, 2017.

Puerto Rico relief efforts hit close to home
November 21, 2017 — On Sept. 20, 2017, Iker Urruchi was on a ship off the coast of Seattle, constantly checking for news updates on his phone when he could get a signal. Hurricane Maria had just made landfall on his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and the boatswain’s mate was trying to discover what was happening to his family. ... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eliezer Casas, 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, 832nd Transportation Battalion, 597th Trans. Brigade distribution yard NCO in charge, fixes a Puerto Rico flag on a vehicle at Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 7, 2017.

JBLE unit partners with FEMA in Puerto Rico humanitarian mission
November 7, 2017 — Military Sealift Command’s USNS Brittin arrived at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 3, 2017, loaded with power-generation equipment and other supplies after Hurricane Maria left the majority of the island without power in September. U.S. Army Soldiers from the 832nd Transportation Battalion, 597th Trans. Brigade based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., were waiting ashore to unload 500 pieces of equipment including generators, temporary living facilities, food and water... MORE

Military Sealift Command’s USNS Brittin sits at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 4, 2017.

JBLE-based brigade supports joint mission to Puerto Rico
November 1, 2017 — Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series highlighting Joint Base Langley-Eustis members’ contribution to humanitarian relief efforts. U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade, headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, connected with agency partners on Oct. 28 at TC Dock, located on the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, to load supplies intended for the hurricane-battered island of Puerto Rico... MORE

John Wood, 841st Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade security coordinator, directs vehicles with generators onto Military Sealift Command’s USNS Brittin at Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, S.C., Oct. 28, 2017.

JBLE-based brigade supports joint mission to Puerto Rico
October 30, 2017 — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 597th Transportation Brigade, headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, connected with agency partners on Oct. 28 at TC Dock, located on the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, to load supplies intended for the hurricane-battered island of Puerto Rico... MORE

Military Sealift Command’s USNS Brittin is loaded with humanitarian-relief supplies at Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, S.C., Oct. 30, 2017.

Eustis hosts town hall
October 11, 2017 — U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Center for Initial Military Training and 733rd Mission Support Group leadership hosted a town hall to address the Fort Eustis community’s concerns at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Oct. 5, 2017... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Malcolm Frost, Center for Initial Military Training and Senior Army Element commander, answers an audience member’s question during a Fort Eustis’ Town Hall at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 5, 2017.

One team, one fight: Army Ten-Miler team brings services together
October 4, 2017 — For more than thirty years, U.S. Army Soldiers have trained year-round to compete in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C, working to promote Army and fitness goals, while enhancing community relations and teambuilding skills. A team of Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis were sponsored by the 633rd Force Support Squadron to run in the race’s mixed-team division, Oct. 8, 2017 ... MORE

Members of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Army Ten-Miler team prepare for a run at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 8, 2017.

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