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  • Airman stumbles into heroic situation

    Airman 1st Class Michael Ornelaz wasn't expecting to be a hero as he made his way to work Sept. 27, 2008. During that Saturday morning drive on Hampton highway, he swerved to avoid hitting a man lying unconscious in the road. Relieved that he hadn't hit the man, he parked his jeep and went to

  • One team, one bite

    Sitting proudly next to its owner a German Shepherd sticks its tongue out, almost smiling at the people walking by. Onlookers point, smiling and exclaiming, "Aw, how cute is he?" wanting to run their fingers through the black and brown coat. One audience member asks the owner, "What's his name?" His

  • Virginia trooper Thunderbird for a day

    February 6 was just another day on the job for Virginia State Police Trooper Kurt Johnson until he happened upon a serious car accident. A mother was screaming for the Trooper to rescue her child, who was in her car seat trapped under the dashboard. Trooper Johnson crawled into the car and saved the

  • Langley hosts private air show for some special guests

     "Thank you for being here," said Maj. Rich Goodman, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds opposing soloist, as he shook hands with Harris Fischer. Harris is a Special Olympics athlete, who had an opportunity April 24 to get up close and personal with his favorite aerobatic demonstration team, as well as

  • WWII ace honored at veterans ceremony

    On April 5, 1943, then-Capt. Darrell Welch led the 27th Fighter Squadron to intercept enemy transport planes flying supplies into North Africa World War II. During a 25 minute battle, he would have three confirmed kills and survive 10 hits to his P-38 Lightning. Before the battle began, Mr. Welch

  • Local recruits recite oath of enlistment

    Neither snow, nor rain or threat of a tornado could stop 45 Air Force Delayed Entry Program participants from the local area from giving the oath of enlistment performed by Maj. Gen. Frank Gorenc, Air Combat Command Air and Space Directorate, at the Norfolk Tides baseball season home opener April

  • Past, present Airmen honored at AF Week opening ceremony

    Airmen from the past and present were honored as part of the opening ceremony for Hampton Roads Air Force Week April 18 at Hampton University's Armstrong Stadium. The ceremony kicked off a week of activities that will allow the community an opportunity to meet Air Force members, see how they help

  • Structurally sound

    Nearly every day a call comes in from a crew chief who has found a possible problem with the bodywork on one of Beale's aircraft. Whether it's a crack, dent, hole or corrosion on the body of the aircraft, the Airmen at the 9th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight can fix it. The flight repairs,

  • Airman 'kills' in USAFE volleyball tournament

    With the clock ticking down, the score tied in the deciding fifth set and an international crowd looking on, player five jumped for the kill; securing the match point of the Allied Component Command Air Headquarters Ramstein Inter-Nations Championship Volleyball game held at Lakenheath Air Base,

  • A U-2 Dragon Lady Pilot: From interview to altitude

    As the darkness of the sky resonates around the equally pitch-black fuselage of a U-2 Dragon Lady, the sun rises over the curvature of the Earth. For ten hours a pilot has sat, cramped, in an astronaut suit with limited motion and the inability to take part in simple pleasures like scratching an