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  • Cerebral palsy patient finds 'brother he never had' in Langley Airman

    Editor's note: The last name of the subject is withheld due to security reasons. Fourteen-year-old Trenton Lindhardt was enjoying a normal afternoon at his home in California when a package arrived at the door, postmarked from "Alexander" in Virginia.The boy was overcome with excitement opening up

  • An original "Wild Weasel" remembered

    On Dec. 7, 1941, a boy named Billy R. Sparks was celebrating his seventh birthday in the small community of Hardyville, Ky. Born to parents Coy and Kathleen Sparks, Billy became a student of military history at a relatively young age, studying the Civil War and other U.S. conflicts in order to

  • Chasing the 'carrot': Langley Airmen compete in Armed Forces Triathlon

    Fifty men adjusted swim caps and snapped goggles into place, as ocean waves that struck the sand created a rhythmic roar, overpoweing the sound of their deep breathing. Behind them, 30 female triathletes spoke in hushed tones among themselves as they stretched, awaiting their turn in the water.The

  • Forged in fire - wing schedulers

    Joint and allied forces in Southwest Asia rest easier knowing a B-1 bomber aircrew is providing around-the-clock support for them, poised to answer any calls for support.To hone their skills and ensure they are ready to respond, aircrews conduct numerous training sorties - in the cockpit and during

  • The cost of medicine

    Service members can save money by filling prescriptions at a local military treatment facility, while also saving the government a significant amount of money.According to statehealthfacts.org, an estimated 3.8 billion prescriptions were filled in the United States in 2011, costing Americans more

  • NASA aerospace engineer helps rescue Hampton woman

    Before Bill Leath heard the squealing tires, it was just an ordinary Wednesday morning.He brewed a pot of coffee. He walked out front to grab the newspaper. Then he walked around back to check on his garden. In his backyard, which overlooks Newmarket Creek in Hampton, Leath noticed that something --

  • Returning with honor to tell his story

    The longest held enlisted prisoner of war in American history and one of three Air Force enlisted men to ever receive a direct commission from the president of the United States spoke to Airey NCO Academy students June 6, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. In Vietnam, Capt. William Robinson was a crew

  • Skies to conquer: Langley Airman scales Mount Everest

    In the early hours of May 19, U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle "Husky" Martin battled cutting winds gusting at 100 mph as he fought to summit the highest point on earth. After nine hours of technical climbing, he and the rest of the U.S. Air Force 7 Summits team stood atop 29,029 feet of rock and ice.

  • Avionics puts bombs on target, keeps Airmen safe

    Combat search and rescue operations, supply drops to forward forces, calculated strategic bomb runs and an array of countless other missions around the world, would not be possible without the tireless efforts of avionics specialists deployed here to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron."We

  • Sharp eyed Airman saves Fla. swimmer

    It could happen to almost anyone.Imagine sitting at the beach enjoying the sounds of the waves with the company of family or friends, when cries of distress come rippling across the waves. "I noticed a guy floating out to sea caught in a rip current, while his family members yelled for help from the