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  • Airmen donate supplies to Afghans

    About 50 Airmen recently volunteered to organize a container filled with nearly 63,000 pounds of donated supplies for an additional mission here -- the adoption of a village.Airman sorted the supplies into groups for males, females, adults and children. The Airmen then traveled to a village several

  • Langley offers mix of new, old aircraft

    When Air Force officials assigned the futuristic F/A-22 Raptor here, its first operational base, the service’s future met its past.Putting the next-generation air superiority fighter at the oldest continuously active air base in the United States provides a striking contrast. It is like seeing a

  • Drop ‘em or not, pilots help ground troops

    The alarm went of precisely at 1:30 a.m., just as planned. Capt. Matt Bertelli scrambled out of bed and across the hall to knock on the door of his wingman, Maj. Tray Siegfried. Time to go to work in Southwest Asia.The two F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots of the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at

  • Airmen train to wear scarlet beret

    Every service in the military has its elite force. The Army has green berets and the Navy has SEALS. In the Air Force, the tip of the spear lies with combat controllers. Out of the 19,000 Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen, only 375 can claim the coveted title of combat controller.They

  • From 1.5 miles to 61 marathons

    Once a year, all active-duty Airmen head outside to the track to tackle the 1.5-mile run as part of the annual physical fitness test. It is an event not everyone looks forward to. For some, running is something to do only when tested or being chased, but for an Airman here, pounding the pavement

  • Courage embodied by Hanscom child

    When you look in Connor Tierney's big, blue eyes and watch him interact with family and friends, you would not think the 4-year-old has experienced much difficulty in his short life. But when you come to know his story, you realize this little boy is all about courage.Connor, the son of 2nd Lt.

  • Sergeant’s love of steel, paint creates rolling artwork

    It has been said that clothing styles repeat themselves, and motorcycles seem to be no different. Tricked-out choppers with stretched frames, custom tanks and tons of chrome are back by popular demand.These custom choppers are so popular that several television series are dedicated to how they are

  • A journey to the edge

    Time was passing into the next day, and he was destroyed … just completely gone.His thoughts lingered on the details.“Do I want an open or closed casket? Where should I shoot?”He cocked the gun several times as he laid in bed ready to make his last move.“Who would care?”March 23 was the last time

  • Airmen form tight-knit team that fuels fight

    Nobody bats an eye when an Airman in the petroleum, oil and lubrication shop passes gas roughly three or four times daily because it is absolutely essential.Without the 17 Airmen in the shop, the aircraft at this forward-deployed location do not get off the ground.“Pilots are pedestrians without

  • Deployed weather observers report more than the obvious

    When people think of the job a weather observer has in Southwest Asia, they may believe it would be relatively simple. After all, day after day, it is hot, humid and dusty. What else would there be to report?More than meets the eye, especially when taking into consideration the mission of the