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Did you ever think the day would come when an Eagle would not be the most familiar sight in the Langley sky? Sadly, in the months to come, the very sight of an Eagle soaring across the Langley sky will soon become an uncommon phenomenon. Moreover, after a 34-year proud heritage, it is time for "the changing the guard" at Langley Air Force Base. The mighty F-15 Eagle will step aside and allow the "new kid on the block," the F-22 Raptor, to don the crown and set in motion a storyline that will someday solidify its own place in...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, Lt. Gov. James Aiona, and U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Gary Roughead will join past and current crew members of USS Honolulu (SSN 718) to bid farewell to the nuclear-powered attack submarine at a ceremony April 15 at 10 a.m. at the submarine piers of Naval Station Pearl Harbor. U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Jonathan Greenert, who commanded Honolulu from 1991 to 1993, will be the keynote speaker. SSN 718, which has served as Honolulu’s namesake for the last two decades, is scheduled to depart for its final deployment to...

FORT HUACHUCA - Army traditions means a lot for soldiers and the units in which they serve. Thursday saw the end of a company at this southern Arizona Army post as those assigned to it transition into another company that is still in the process of being formed. At a hot breezy morning ceremony near the gazebo on Brown Parade Field, the guidon of Headquarters Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion was cased. Unlike other major ceremonies on the fort, this one was watched by less than 150 people. No band. "The National Anthem" was sung and a recording of the...