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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein salutes after placing a wreath during a Veterans Day ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Quantico, Va., Nov. 11, 2017. The Veterans Day ceremony is an annual event hosted by the Potomac Region Veterans Council. The event featured a performance by the Quantico Marine Corps Band. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook) Goldfein honors veterans during event at Quantico National Cemetery
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein honored veterans during a keynote speech at Quantico National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony in Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2017.
0 11/15
2017
Deployment Health Clinical Center is now the Psychological Health Center of Excellence Deployment Health Clinical Center is now the Psychological Health Center of Excellence
In 1995, the Gulf War Health Center was created to address medical and psychological problems related to Gulf War service. In 1999, this mission expanded to deployment health in general and the name of the center changed to the Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC).
0 10/25
2017
Staff. Sgt. Sharon Palmer, (on right) dental assistant, 6 Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base along with Maj. Elizabeth Ho, 927th Aerospace Medical Squadron, D.M.D provide dental care during Operation Stand Down, an event designed to help local homeless veterans combating life on the streets. The event, held at the Veteran Memorial Park, Hudson, Florida, bussed in homeless veterans from surrounding areas to take advantage of the more than a dozen complimentary services, such as employment workshops, hot meals, hot showers and haircuts, and medical services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean) Veterans helping veterans
Citizen Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing and active duty Airmen from the 6th Air Mobility Wing Dental Clinic here, traveled approximately 40 miles north of MacDill AFB to the Veteran’s Memorial Park, Hudson Florida to join with hundreds of other community volunteers for the 2016 Operation Stand Down event that ran from 29 Sept. through 1 Oct.
0 10/04
2016
A player representing U.S. Special Operations Command hustles for possession against an Air Force player during tournament play Nov. 16, 2015, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Wounded warriors from all branches of the armed forces participated in the Warrior CARE Month’s Joint Services Wheelchair Rugby Exhibition. (Defense Department photo/Marvin Lynchard) Wheelchair rugby makes debut for Warrior CARE Month
Fifty-pound wheeled chariots made of steel, aluminum and over-sized wheels were the modes of battle Nov. 16 as teams of joint-service wounded, ill and injured kicked off a demonstration of wheelchair rugby.
0 11/18
2015
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein greets retired Lt. Col. Alfred Deptula, an aircraft engineer during World War II, after the Veterans Day ceremony at the Air Force Memorial Nov. 11, 2015. The event provided an opportunity for veterans and their families to reflect on the sacrifices made in service of the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bryan Franks) Reflecting on Veterans Day
Veterans and their families, both young and old, reflected on the sacrifices made by Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, who provide this nation with the best fighting force in the world, during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Air Force Memorial, which overlooks the Pentagon and Potomac River.
0 11/16
2015
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