The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, May 25, 1996                TAG: 9605250522
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: FINAL 
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WELCOMING THE AIR FORCE'S NEWEST CARGO PLANE

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

JIM WALKER/The Virginian-Pilot

Employees and guests gather Friday at the NASA Langley Research

Center on the Peninsula for a salute to the Air Force C-17. U.S.

Sens. John W. Warner and Charles S. Robb of Virginia were among the

guests who toured the Air Force's newest cargo plane after the

morning ceremonies. Research done at Langley aided in the

development of the plane. by CNB