REPORTER: AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SAMARA ROSALES LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE IS HOME TO THE RAPTORS, A BASKETBALL TEAM WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEARS MID ATLANTIC MILITARTY TOURNAMENT. IT’S BEEN ALMOST SIX YEARS SINCE THE BASE HAD A BASKETBALL TEAM, BUT FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, FOR THREE DAYS A WEEK, 15 AIRMEN GATHER TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS. SENIOR AIRMAN MARC GRANVILLE, A COMPUTER OPERATIONS SECURITY ANALYST FOR THE 440TH SQUADRON, EXPLAINED THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGLEYS PARTICPATION IN THE TOURNAMENT. SB: SENIOR AIRMAN MARC GRANVILLE, 440TH COMPUTER OPERATIONS SECURITY ANALYST “BECAUSE OF MONEY AND CUT BACKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEY HAVENT HAD THE BUDGET TO PUT IN FOR VARSITY SPORTS HERE AT LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, SO WITH THIS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, ITS KIND OF A SAMPLE TO SAY ‘HEY WE CAN HANDLE A SPORT BUT NOT ONLY THAT, DO WELL AND SUPPORT OURSELVES.’” REPORTER: AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SAMARA ROSALES, AFTER COUNTLESS PRACTICES, THIS TEAM IS READY FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THE TOURNAMENT HAS TO OFFER. SB: SENIOR AIRMAN MARC GRANVILLE, 440TH COMPUTER OPERATIONS SECURITY ANALYST “SO WE’RE LOOKING TO HAVE A GOOD SHOWING, HAVE A GOOD SHOWCASE TO DISPLAY THE TALENT WE HAVE AT LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE AND HPEFULLY WIN A TOURNAMENT THA WAY WE GET THAT SUPPORT AND MOVE ON TO NEXT YEAR, THIS COMING BASKETALL SEASON TO SAY ‘HEY WE’RE READY FOR A PROFESSIONAL ORG, WE HAVE A BASE BASKETBALL TEAM’ AND HOEFULLY TO OPEN A DOOR FOR A BASE SOFTBALL TEAM, A BASE SOCCER TEAM, AND ALL THE SPORTS PEOPLE LOVE TO PLAY AS WELL. SO IT’S DEFINITELY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN MANY DOORS TO COME.” REPORTER: AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SAMARA ROSALES, THE RAPTORS ARE ONE OF EIGHT TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE TOURNAMENT. AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SAMARA ROSALES... NAT SOUND: "GO RAPTORS!" REPORTER: AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SAMARA ROSALES LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA.

• published: 15 May 2015
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