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Learning a new way to fly
April 17, 2006 — MORE

Lt. Col. Bryan Turner and Maj. Thomas McAtee fly in formation with Lt. Col. Wade Tolliver during a training mission off the coast of Virginia on Thursday, March 30, 2006. The Virginia Air National Guard is currently transitioning to the new F-22A Raptor and will replace the F-16 Fighting Falcons as early as October 2007. Colonel Turner and Major McAtee are F-16 pilots assigned to the Virginia ANG's 149th Fighter Squadron at Sandstone, Va. Colonel Tolliver is an F-22A Raptor pilot with the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

1st OG, EMS start season undefeated
April 17, 2006 — The intramural volleyball season was set into motion Monday in the Shellbank Fitness Center with back-to-back matches: Air Combat Command Regional Supply Squadron versus the 1st Operations Group and 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron versus 1st Communications Squadron 2. The 1st OG began the evening with a win against RSS, and EMS followed with a... MORE

SSgt Robert Mack hits the volleyball over the net, while SSgt Jason Hand tries to prevent it from scoring the point. (US air force photo by SrA Samantha Willner).

Going digital: Hampton U's conversion lab gets rid of paper trail
April 17, 2006 — With the onslaught of technology growth and advancement, older companies with large paper records and current paper card-using programs are falling behind the times. The Hampton University Data Conversion and Management Lab was created to convert physical records into digital records in a state-of-the-art laboratory built atop HU’s Harvey... MORE

Gerry Swenson, program director for the data conversion lab "makes sense out of madness" in his office at Hampton university on March 15, 2006. The lab was funded by the Department of Defense to convert old paperwork into digital data bases and also to reverse engineer old Machine parts no longer manufactured.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Christopher L. Ingersoll)

Are you ready?
April 17, 2006 — Coming May 5-7, AirPower over Hampton Roads promises attendees the best air show in Virginia, complete with the Air Force Thunderbirds, the Army Golden Knights, country music sensation, a display of the Air Force’s newest weapon of air dominance, the F-22A Raptor, and Langley’s own F-15 East Coast Demonstration Team. The team, consisting of about... MORE

Volunteering: sacrifice to some, hobby to others
April 17, 2006 — To some, the word “volunteer” brings to mind personal sacrifice. But, to the 1st Fighter Wing weapons safety manager, volunteering is ranked among his other hobbies like waterskiing, weightlifting, snow skiing and riding ATVs. Tech. Sgt. Jeff Cooke, a Ticonderoga, N.Y. native, has been volunteering his time to such agencies as Habitat for Humanity,... MORE

Local couple stays close during deployment
April 17, 2006 — Many deployed members take comfort in the adage “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” For most, that distance equates to being separated half way around the world from their loved ones. But for a select few couples, that distance may mean a couple of hundred feet and two tent rows over. One such couple is Staff Sgt. Shaun Lyle and Senior Airman... MORE

Air Force transportation runs Army supply lines
April 3, 2006 — The supply lines become the front lines for the Air Force when it provides ground force convoy security for the Army.The 1058th Gun Truck Company, United States Air Force, under command of the 561st Corps Support Battalion, United States Army, is a unit that provides security for the roadways in Iraq. Created specifically for this mission, the... MORE

Med Group phone number change lessens busy signals, wait times
April 3, 2006 — The 1st Medical Group will introduce an $835,000 consolidated telephone system Jan. 14, which will greatly reduce the chance of patients getting a busy signal when they call the 1st Fighter Wing Hospital and greatly increase patient’s first-call resolution for health care.The new system introduces a “One-Number-Required” to access health care on... MORE

Langley F-15 program celebrates 30th anniversary
April 3, 2006 — Blazoned across the August 28, 1975 edition of the Flyer, the headline said it all: “1st TFW to nest Eagles; F-15s cleared for home here.” The excitement did nothing but crescendo for the next four months as the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing geared up to bed down the new air superiority fighter. Target date: January 9, 1976.An operations order, known... MORE

BAH increases
April 3, 2006 — Why are Basic Allowance for Housing rates so varied? Why are E-7s paid more BAH in Norfolk, 22 miles down the road, than in Hampton?This actually turns out to be a myth ... sort of. It depends on the rank of the individual. True an E-7 does receive a higher rate, but this is not across all ranks. With dependents, O-5’s, 6’s and 7’s actually receive... MORE

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