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The Front Line
March 24, 2009
BAHGDAD, Iraq -- Senior Airman Wilbur Raguini is currently deployed from Langley. He said the moment he realized he "wasn't in Kansas anymore" was when he saw combat for the first time. (Courtesy photo)
"Do My Military Job"
March 24, 2009
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Mrs. Bianca Martinez, WTKR Channel 3 broadcaster, receives guidance from Master Sgt. Richard Thompson, 1st Security Forces Squadron combat arms non-commissioned officer in charge, as she practices firing an M-4 machine gun inside the combat arms simulator March 23. Mrs. Martinez started a series entitled "Do My Military Job," which allows her to learn about various jobs within each branch of the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Vernon Young)
Nineteen Airmen graduate from FTAC
March 24, 2009
U.S., Japan conduct bilateral training
March 20, 2009
An F-22A Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission on Jan. 15. The F-22A is deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan from the 27th Fighter Squadron Langley Air Force Base, Va. in support of U.S. Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster)
CSAF to Airmen: 'We are a family'
March 16, 2009
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks to Airmen during an Airmen’s Call March 11. General Schwartz reviewed Langley’s war fighting capabilities and viewed an F-22A demonstration during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Aldridge)
Safety Center Commander BASH brief
March 13, 2009
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Maj. Gen Fredrick F. Roggero, Air Force Chief of Safety (right), listens as Tom Olexa (left) and Jared Kwitowski (center), USDA wildlife biologists, explain the different species of birds that inhabit the airfield environment around Langley March 12. Mr. Olexa and Mr. Kwitowski showed General Roggero a red-tailed hawk and an American kestrel that had been caught and removed from the airfield. They discussed the types of live traps used to catch the birds as part of the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program. The USDA has 25 full-time biologists stationed at Air Force installations around the country as part of their wildlife services programs. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Air Force, Navy pilots train together over Okinawa
March 13, 2009
An F-22 Raptor flies above Kadena Air Base, Japan during an air refueling mission Jan. 23, 2009. The F-22 is deployed from 27th Fighter Wing Langley Air Force Base, Va. in support of U.S. Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)
Langley's newest FTAC graduates
March 13, 2009
Velocity helps train Airmen
March 12, 2009
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Langley Airmen jump hurdles during a Velocity Sports Performance workout at the Shellbank Fitness Center March 10. Performance coaches held the workshop to teach Airmen new innovative training methods for building their physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)
The Front Line
March 11, 2009
BAGHDAD, Iraq, -- Capt. Karen M. Jordan is currently deployed from Langley. The chair that she is sitting in, is in the location where Saddam Hussein sat in the “cage” when he was tried in Iraqi High Tribunal, which is also where Saddam used to hold his courts. (Courtesy photo)