Erich Haring joined the Air Force in 1967 to do something good for his country. As an E-4, he fixed F4 Phantom jets. "We'd fix them, load them, and fly them again as fast as we could go," said Haring, before m More
According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 372 WWII veterans die each day. In 2016, only 620,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII were alive. Dale Hendricks is one of them. He More
U.S. Army Spc. Virginia D. Treichler, right, a medic with Bravo Company, Madigan Healthcare System, takes the temperature and blood pressure of retired Navy Commander Andrew J. Peck, (left) during the annual Re More
The Retirement Services Office offers pre-retirement briefings about benefits and entitlements, like education, finance, medical, retirement ceremony, Survivor Benefit Plan counseling, and the establishment of More
James Hoban, U.S. Navy retiree, browses information booths during Retiree Appreciation Day, Sept. 13, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. More than 800 retirees and their families attended, receiving informati More
Retirees browse booths set up by various service providers to suit their needs at the Retiree Appreciation Day at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 28. Medical services, including fl More
Retirees from the Idaho Army National Guard visit the Orchard Combat Training Center during a Retiree Appreciation Day held by the state Retiree Outreach Program. The program is unique to Idaho and one way the More
Staff members from the new Fort Lee Army Wellness Center speak to retirees about the center’s offerings during the Retiree Appreciation Day Sept. 27. Kenner Army Health Clinic staff – including the AWC – were a More
Attendees of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Retiree Appreciation Day browse booths set up in Spates Community Club Oct. 10, 2014. This year’s RAD commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. (Joint B More
Under the Department of Defense's Social Security Number reduction plan, SSNs are no longer printed on DoD identification cards. At Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, older DoD ID cards with SSNs will not be compa More
An UH-1N Iroquois helicopter is flown over the Memorial Amphitheater during the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Living Tree Memorial Dedication at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 28, 2015. A living tree More
A blood pressure-check station awaits the next patient during the Retiree Appreciation Day in the Exchange at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 4, 2016. One doctor and a team of nurses from the Hallym Univ More
Retirees speak with a representative from Fleet Reserve Association during the Retiree Appreciation Day event Oct. 14, 2016, at the Red Morgan Center at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The event included multip More
RaShonda Labrador, event organizer and program manager for Army Substance Abuse Program, addresses the audience during Resilient Living Day Sept. 15, 2017 at Camp Zama Community Club. (U.S. Army photo by Lance D. Davis)
Master Sgt. Leah Calahan, far right, 460th Space Wing law office superintendent, speaks to attendees about legal services available to retirees during the Retiree Appreciation Day event at Buckley Air Force Bas More
Attendees check out a benefits fair for the 2018 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 7, 2018, at Rumpel Fitness Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 600 people attended the appreciation day that included a full d More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Rose gives a briefing for the 2018 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 600 people attended the appreciation day that included a full day filled More
Bill Walters discusses Federal Long-Term Healthcare Insurance and other topics during a briefing for the 2018 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 600 people attended the app More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Staff Sgt. Osuna Castro, an occupational therapy assistant with the Fort Drum Medical Activity and a native of Phoenix, provides healthy living educational materials to a retiree participating More
Soldiers from E Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, speaks with attendees outside the Post Exchange Sept. 22 during the 2018 Retiree Appreciation Day events at Fort Drum. (P More
Maria Bentinck, deputy director of the Army Retirement: Soldier for Life Office in Washington D.C. held a question and answer seminar during Retiree Appreciation Day on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 18, 2018 More
Lt. Col. Bradley Aebi, Dental Activity oral surgeon, cleans retired Command Sgt. Maj. Jose Blanco’s teeth during Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 20.
A Brooke Army Medical Center staff member tests the grip strength of an attendee during the Joint Base San Antonio and Brooke Army Medical Center Military Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 20, 2018 in the hospital’ More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a Nov. 2018 photo, military retirees from around the Fort Benning region attend annual Retiree Appreciation Day at the Benning Club here. Fort Benning will hold its 38th Retiree Appreciat More
Mike Polis, 42nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron dietician, speaks with a military retiree at the 2018 Maxwell Retiree Appreciation Day Nov. 16, 2018, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The annual event invites local More
Ron McGregor, retired Air Force veteran, attends Military Retiree Appreciation Day, July 27, 2019, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. McGregor served 26 years in the Air Force as a targeting officer in the Vietnam W More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Danielle Bretz, a public health nurse with Fort Drum’s Army Public Health Nursing and a native of Washington D.C., demonstrates a timer cap medicine bottle to an attendee of the annual Fort More
A group of military retirees participates in a cake-cutting ceremony during the Retiree Appreciation Day event Sept. 27 at the Camp Zama Community Club. (U.S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo)
The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Retiree Activities Office hosts thier annual Retiree Apprecition Day, Sept. 28, 2019 at the Kendrick Enlisted Club on base. This event included opening remarks from Col. Jeff More
Cpt. Barbara Weigel, a dentist at Womack Army Medical Center, performs an oral cancer screening for a retiree during their annual Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 19.
Retiree Richard Smith gets his flu shot during the Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 19, 2019 at SHAPE, Belgium.
Retirees and their family members listen to guest speakers, U.S. Air Force Col. Matt Husemann, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander and U.S. Army Col. Jason Edwards, Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, during Retir More
Staff Sgt. Vanessa Mitchell comforts Binx, a little black kitten found at Fort Knox, as she talks to a retiree at the 2019 Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 25, 2019, about benefits still offered to them at the ins More
Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric W. Wenzel, Secretary of the Navy Retiree council recorder, speaks at a Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) event Oct. 26, 2019, at the Navy Operational Support Center at Luke More
Traute Grier (from left), Pfc. Cedric Daniel and Joe Heinlein cut a cake at Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 26 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden.
Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Graham speaks during the Retiree Appreciation Day event at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense High Bay, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 1, 2019. Gr More
First Lt. Cody Favorite, 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, shows a retiree guest the inner workings of a T-6 Texan II, Nov. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The day aligned with Novembe More
George Rosenfield, a WWII and Korean War veteran who served in the 10th Mountain Division, salutes the crowd as he receives a standing ovation from a room full of fellow retirees during the Fort Stewart and Hun More
Retired Army Maj. Mauris L. Emeka, right, receives information about family member's coping with deployment stress from Sherry G. Smith, left, a licensed practical nurse in the Pediatric Clinic at Madigan Healt More
The Nellis Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during Retiree Appreciation Day, Sept. 13, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The honor guard represents the Air Force in ceremonial functions in sout More
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander Col. Mike Henderson gives remarks to attendees at Retiree Appreciation Day in Spates Community Club, Oct. 10, 2014. This year’s RAD commemorated the 50th anniversary of More
Ethan Long, center, admires the wreath placed during the living tree dedication ceremony to honor the 50th Commemoration of the Vietnam War at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 28,, 2015. Long’s grandfather, Roy More
Retired Tech. Sgt. Ron Davis, Veterans of Foreign Wars senior vice commander for Korea, explains the benefits of becoming a VFW member to an active-duty Airmen in the Exchange during the Retiree Appreciation Da More
Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to retirees during the opening remarks at the Retiree Appreciation Day event Oct. 14, 2016, at the Red Morgan Center at Fairchild Air Force Base, W More
Hilary Valdez, guest speaker, speaks to audience members about master resiliency training skills during Resilient Living Day Sept. 15, 2017 at Camp Zama Community Club. (U.S. Army photo by Lance D. Davis)
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Gregory Mask served as a personnelist. "I had to opportunity to serve for Desert Storm, actually Desert Shield and Desert Storm,” said Mask. “I was amazed at what we're able to More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Ellis started off as an Air Force medic, became a recruiter, and retired in 1993, when he then became an educator and a counselor. "In 1973, just at the end of Vietnam, I trained as a medic, More
Ivan Taylor, far left, performs the singing of the National Anthem during the official portion of the Retiree Appreciation Day event at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 25, 2018. RAD commenced with the op More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Danielle Bratz, a preventative medicine specialist with the Fort Drum Medical Activity and a native of College Park, Md., provides tobacco use educational materials to a retiree participating More
Hosted by the Fort Drum Retirement Services Office, Retiree Appreciation Day provides attendees with priority personnel services to include identification card renewal, legal assistance for wills, power attorne More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Stephen Cromp, 569th United States Forces Police Squadron flight commander, gives a prize to a veteran during Retiree Appreciation Day on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 18, 2018. Raffle More
Staff members from the Army Wellness Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston speak with an attendee during the Joint Base San Antonio and Brooke Army Medical Center Military Retiree Appreciation Day O More
Retirees and Family members visit booths at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Oct. 20 during Retiree Appreciation Day.
Chief Master Sergeant Tamar Dennis, 460th Space Wing command chief, meets with volunteers from the Retiree Activities Office July 27, 2019, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The RAO hosted Retiree Appreciation More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Staff Sgt. Osuna Castro (right), the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Fort Drum Occupational Therapy Clinic, discusses adaptive equipment and intervention techniques designed to incr More
Representatives from the Veterans Administration at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, ran a booth during the Retiree Appreciation Day event Sept. 27 at the Camp Zama Community Club. The booth, and others, were More
Womack Army Medical Center celebrated their annual Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 19 with a heath and wellness and educational fair. Retirees came from far and near to receive education on their benefits, flu sh More
Vincent Boles, retired Army veteran, talks with Airmen from the 86th Logistical Readiness Squadron during Retiree Appreciation Day at Ramstein Air Base Oct.22, 2019. Airmen had the chance to show retired servic More
A retiree talks with a member of a veteran organization at Retiree Appreciation Day in Saber & Quill Oct. 25, 2019.
Airman 1st Class Sarah Amato, 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron operational medical technician, measures a retiree’s blood pressure during a Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD) event Oct. 26, 2019, at the More
Members of Team BLAZE talk to Retiree Appreciation Day guests in front of a T-6 Texan II Nov. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. During the event, retirees were treated with a free lunch buffet, raffle More
Command Sgt. Maj. Rebecca Myers, Fort Stewart garrison senior enlisted leader, left, and Col. Bryan Logan, garrison commander, address questions from Retiree Bill Otto during the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Ai More
Retired Army Maj. General and Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Washington James M. Collins, right, speaks with retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tony A. Woods, (left) during the annual Retiree Apprec More
Col. Barry Cornish, 99th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to retirees during Retiree Appreciation Day, Sept. 13, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Guest speakers of the event included Cornish, Col. Guillermo More
Veterans representing each of the services, from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Retiree Appreciation Day, lay a wreath in honor of all veterans at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemeter More
Bob Hesselbein, left, president of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, and Christopher White, president of the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association, carry a wreath from the Memorial Amphitheater t More
A nurse from the Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital pierces the finger of a retiree to test his blood sugar for diabetes during the Retiree Appreciation Day in the Exchange at Osan Air Base, Republ More
Col. Phillip Gage, center, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, stands with military Veterans and retirees after recognizing them for service in the Vietnam War at Resilient Living Day Sept. 15, 2017 at Camp More
Retired Master Sgt. Maurice Bridges Sr., who enlisted in 1973 and gave 33 years of service to the Air Force, believes the military might have saved his life. "To be honest with you, I probably would have ended More
Ceremonial guardsmen with the Mile High Honor Guard perform a colors detail prior to the start of the Retiree Appreciation Day event at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 25, 2018. The event was organized b More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Retirees participating in the 2018 Fort Drum Retiree Appreciation Day skim over educational material on nutrition and body fat content at the Fort Drum Post Exchange Sept. 21. More than 400 r More
More than 4,700 military retirees, retiring service members and family members received useful information about programs and benefits and well as important health information and screenings during the Joint Ba More
Attendees at the Retiree Appreciation Day stand in line for food, July 27, 2019, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Retiree Affairs Office hosted Retiree Appreciation Day, giving attendees free food and educa More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Capt. Veronica Lazar, a physical therapist with Fort Drum’s Connor Troop Medical Clinic and a native of Weston, Fla., plays a physical therapy question and answer game with an attendee of th More
Attendees at Camp Zama’s annual Retiree Appreciation Day event listen to a briefing on TRICARE benefits Sept. 27 at the Camp Zama Community Club. (U.S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo)
Two military retirees admire an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a Retiree Appreciation Day event Oct. 26, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The event consisted of a static display of an F-16C and an F-35A Lightn More
John DeReu (seated), a retired lieutenant colonel and member of the Fort Knox Army Retiree Soldier Council, offers information and guidance to a retiree on where several events are located in the building. DeRe More
Senior Airman Anthony Story, 14th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, shows training techniques for his working dog to Retiree Appreciation Day guests Nov. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Bas More
Retired Lt. Gen. William Webster, former 3rd Infantry Division commander, addresses a crowd of military veterans as the keynote speaker of the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield 2020 Retiree Appreciation Day More
More than 400 retirees and family members from all branches of the armed forces attended the Naval Station Great Lakes Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 24. Retiree Appreciation Day was an opportunity for all arme More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Woodard, 99th Security Forces Military Working Dog handler, conducts a demonstration for Retiree Appreciation Day, Sept. 13, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Military working dogs undergo More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jasem Fleming with the Rapid Capabilities Office at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, listens to a speech at Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Asso More
Retired Tech. Sgt. Jeff Laman, receives a blood-sugar test from a Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital nurse during the Retiree Appreciation Day in the Exchange at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, F More
Keynote speaker Maria Bentinck, left, deputy director for Army Retirement Services at the Pentagon, and Col. Phillip Gage, right, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, cut the cake for Resilient Living Day Sep More
Col. Troy L. Endicott, 460th Space Wing commander, highlights the importance of remembering the heritage of the military and honoring those who served their nation [with valor] during the Retiree Appreciation More
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Lizandro Piloer-Diaz, the Fort Drum Hearing Clinic noncommissioned officer in charge and a native of York, Pa., provides information on hearing loss and hearing protection to a retiree pa More
Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Roark, 10th Mountain Division (LI) senior enlisted adviser, thanked the retirees for their service and their attendance at Retiree Appreciation Day, Sept. 22, at Fort Drum, New York. He More