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DJIBOUTI - Air Force Maj. Lanny Greenbaum feeds a baby during a visit to a Djibouti baby orphanage to help French nuns who run the facility for more than 60 babies and toddlers. Major Greenbaum, a Plain City, Ohio, native, is the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa information management officer. Servicemembers supporting the CJTF-HOA mission donate their time three times a week to help French nuns who run the facility feed the babies at dinner time. More than 60 babies and toddlers are cared for at the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente)

Feb. 4, 2008

Servicemembers spend special time with orphans

DJIBOUTI — Editor's note: Maj. Lanny Greenbaum is deployed from the Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center at Langley.Airmen, along with fellow servicemembers and coalition forces from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are winning hearts and minds through projects that include military-to-military training, civil military operations and senior

Jan. 31, 2008

AFPC civilian retires after 57 years service

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — When Bill Ward first raised his hand to enlist in the Air Force, Harry S Truman was president of the United States. Now, 58 years and 10 presidents later, he will retire Jan. 31. Mr. Ward, an assignments adviser at the Air Force Personnel Center here, developed an extensive personnel resume through 24 years of Civil Service and a 33-year enlisted

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Ryan Jackson, an aerospace medical technician at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, checks an echocardiogram machine in an ambulance here. The machine, commonly known as an EKG, uses ultrasound techniques to provide multi-dimensional imaging of the heart. Airman Jackson is deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. John Nimmo, Sr.)

Jan. 29, 2008

Aeromedical evacuation: Helping the wounded survive the journey home

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Editor's note: Staff Sgts. Jessica Reese Joan Sanchez and Senior Airman Ryan Jackson are deployed from the 1st Medical Operations Squadron at Langley.The Air Force Theater Hospital's 98 percent survivability rate for injured U.S. servicemembers would be meaningless if the wounded were unable to survive their journey out of the combat zone. Four

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. Nicholas Alessi of the 1st Civil Engineer Squadron was deployed to Iraq for a total of 282 days in 2007. Sergeant Alessi and other Airmen from the 1st CES have had increased roles during deployment - much like the Air Force Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Vernon Young)

Dec. 14, 2007

What you won't hear on TV: One Langley Airman shares his story

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — When Staff Sgt. Nicholas Alessi, 1st Civil Engineer Squadron, decided to join the Air Force, he wanted to make a difference. After eight years in the service and a six-month deployment to Iraq, there's no doubt he has done just that. Sergeant Alessi is just one of hundreds of Langley Airmen who have, are and continue to deploy in support of the

SPUTHWEST ASIA - Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pinkney (left) and Senior Airman Thomas Sullivan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transhipment Center, use the defense blood standard system to scan and track blodd products that are being shipped to Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Doug Olsen)

Nov. 29, 2007

379th EMDG Blood Transshipment Center: Pumping blood from the 'heart'

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Editor's note: Several Langley Airmen are currently deployed with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. When U.S., Coalition Forces or civilians are wounded as a result of battle, they are transported to the nearest medical facility to receive treatment. In some cases, the wounded person may require some sort of blood product to save their

Oct. 29, 2007

Behind the scenes Airmen accomplish major mission

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — As the Air Force slowly moves its news information to the web, national and local media companies circle Langley to find the most interesting and relevant stories to broadcast to their audiences. Good Morning America, The Today Show, Men's Vogue, Best Life, Lou Dobbs, Tech and Cosmopolitan Magazine recently covered 1st Fighter Wing Airmen in their

Mr. Dale Weaver takes on the Coleman Bridge Oct. 5 during the Wounded Warrior Unity Tour bike ride, which began at Fort Eustis, Va., and ended at Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, where cyclists from each of the armed services showed their support for wounded and fallen warriors. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. William Pupplo)

Oct. 11, 2007

No Soldier left behind

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — Mr. Weaver retired from Langley as Major Weaver in 2004 where he served as the Air Force Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center's chief of combat search and rescue. After working as a guidance counselor for the past three years at the Aviation Academy Program, a magnet school under Denbigh High School, Mr. Weaver

Retired Maj. Dale Weaver stands with his bicycle in four states at one time: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado July 10 on a stop during his bicycle journey across the United States. Mr. Weaver completed the cross-country journey in 45 days. (Courtesy photo/Lauren Weaver)

Sept. 27, 2007

Bicycling across America: It's not the destination, it's the journey

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — Mr. Weaver retired from Langley as Major Weaver in 2004 where he served as the Air Force Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center's chief of combat search and rescue. After working as a guidance counselor for the past three years at the Aviation Academy Program, a magnet school under Denbigh High School, Mr. Weaver

Sept. 25, 2007

Online coupons save time, money

FORT LEE, Va. — September is National Coupon Month, and the Defense Commissary Agency would like to remind patrons that commissaries gladly accept manufacturer coupons for products they sell.When it comes to using coupons to save money on grocery bills, quit clipping and start clicking by downloading coupons off the Web! Coupon Web sites save shoppers both time

Sept. 18, 2007

Langley leads with long military history

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — Although the Air Force celebrates its 60th anniversary today, Langley holds more than 90 years of military history within its perimeters. In December 1916, the U.S. War Department purchased 1,659 acres of land - land that would house Langley Field - for $290,000. The land, which was bought in preparation for the upcoming war, was the first property