Langley Air Force Base

Air Force says pilot at fault in fatal F-22 Raptor crash

2011-12-15 04:34:26

<![CDATA[Air Force says pilot at fault in fatal F-22 Raptor crash]]>

Air Force issues potential $7.4 billion contract for F-22 upgrade

2011-11-21 16:34:46

<![CDATA[Air Force issues potential $7.4 billion contract for F-22 upgrade]]>

Air Force Thunderbirds to perform using biofuel

2011-05-20 16:36:25

<![CDATA[Air Force Thunderbirds to perform using biofuel]]>

Elinor Smith Sullivan dies at 98; daring female pilot

2010-03-28 00:00:00

Elinor Smith Sullivan, who was considered one of the youngest and most daring pilots in the 1920s when she set a number of flying records, died March 19 of kidney failure at a nursing home in Palo Alto, her family said. She was 98. The pioneering...

Air Force spy plane to fly over fire zone

2007-10-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON -- The Air Force launched one of its Global Hawk spy planes Thursday to capture images of the Southern California fires -- the first domestic surveillance mission for the unmanned drone. Military officials hope that the infrared images relayed...

Wittman-led panel taking stand against BRAC

2013-05-22 14:19:12

Rep. Rob Wittman was against another round of military base closures before the Obama administration formally requested one. Now the House panel he chairs is poised to endorse that view. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness has released its...

Hampton Circuit Court gets new system for accepting marriage applications

2013-05-19 00:00:00

When Hampton's clerk of circuit court, Linda Batchelor Smith, was at a clerk's conference last summer, she learned about a new system for accepting marriage license applications. A clerk from another jurisdiction "was just praising the system" to the...

Cancer registry for pets to help people too

2013-05-17 17:36:17

Theresa W. Fossum has launched the National Veterinary Cancer Registry, a national database for pets diagnosed with cancer. Its mission is to facilitate and promote medical treatments that lead to advances and eventual cures for cancer in pets and in...

Norfolk produce supplier awarded $52 million contract

2013-05-14 07:09:00

A Norfolk produce supplier was awarded a $52 million federal contract to deliver fruits, vegetables and potted plants to 42 commissary store locations. The Defense Commissary Agency awarded the two-year contract starting June 1 to Military Produce Group...

Habitat, VIMS, Tabb scare: Daily Press roses, thorns

2013-05-16 09:08:00

Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg, the City...

Free Thursday concerts at Fort Monroe, Mariners' Museum begin in June

2013-05-15 10:07:00

A popular summer concert series has seemingly escaped looming federal budget cuts. Fort Monroe's Music By the Bay series will begin June 13 and with a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Wind Ensemble. Concerts take place on Thursday evenings at...

Hampton opens new WIC clinic

2013-05-14 08:26:00

�In a press release, The Hampton Health Department announced the opening of its second WIC clinic at 1206 N. King St., "creating a location more convenient for Hampton residents in the eastern part of the city, including Langley Air Force Base.� The...

A fire burns during a simulated F-22 Raptor crash on Thursday at Gosnold Hope Park in Hampton. Officials hope the exercise will improve interaction between emergency responders from Langley Air Force Base and the City of Hampton.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Air Force one readies for the president to depart for Newport News Shipbuilding after arriving t Langley Air Force Base Tuesday morning.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

Newport News Mayor McKinley L. Price, left, greets President Obama at Langley Air Force Base.

2013-02-26 00:00:00