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Sergeant convicted in murder plot

An Air Force jury on Nov. 20 sentenced Staff Sgt. Elijah Langhorne to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and other crimes related to a murder-for-hire scheme.Court-martial jurors deliberated about two hours before delivering the sentence in the weeklong trial.On Nov. 19,

President of local defense contractor sentenced

Christopher Houston Hensley, 57, of Yukon, was sentenced Nov. 18 to serve one year and one day in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe a public official at the Corpus Christi Army Depot, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.Mr.

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10th Flight Test Squadron: troublemakers on a mission

Confident from daily encounters with danger and thousands of hours flying military and civilian aircraft, the pilots and crews of the 10th Flight Test Squadron also happen to be the biggest troublemakers on Tinker Air Force Base.They'd be out of a job if they weren't.The 38-member Air Force Reserve

Mechanics shave their heads in support of co-worker

If you look around the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron Sheet Metal Shop, you will discover that everyone is sporting the same look.The group of sheet metal mechanics shaved their heads in support of their co-worker Ralph Odonnell after learning he has cancer and is going through

Commentary: Choosing to live

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- I have worked for the federal government for 13 years. In each and every one of those years, I have been through suicide awareness and prevention training. I have completed the Resiliency Training Assistant course, and I have even taught resiliency at Wingman

Airmen serve community in various ways

Tinker Airmen are using their own time to give back in various ways throughout the community.In the 552nd Air Control Network Squadron, a few individuals are volunteering their time to mold young minds and influence them to do good things.Staff Sgt. Austin Goldstein, noncommissioned officer in

72nd OSS lends a hand for homeless

Volunteers from the 72nd Operations Support Squadron recently helped feed homeless people, including veterans, at the City Rescue Mission.Eleven "Thunderhawks" dished out corn, potatoes, gravy and other fare Nov. 12 in a visit organized by Airman 1st Class Parker Reid, an air traffic controller."I

Holding off the holiday humdrums and ho-hums

So much to do and not enough time.Too many places to go.Nowhere to go.Nothing to do feeling alone and left out.Any of these statements resonate with you? The holiday season is in full throttle and flying high.Yet, we all can experience the holidays in different ways. Some are excited. Some are sad.