Special Olympics

A Special Olympian throws in the ball to a team mate at the Shellbank Fitness Center on Langley Air Force Base, Va., Feb. 9, during the Special Olympics basketball tournament. Thirteen teams from six different districts participated in the games at. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/Released)

Special Olympics

A Special Olympian shoots a layup during pregame practice at the Shellbank Fitness Center on Langley Air Force Base, Va., Feb. 9, during the Special Olympics basketball tournament. Approximately 120 athletes split between 13 teams competed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/Released)

Special Olympics

A Special Olympian fires a penalty shot Feb. 9 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., during the Special Olympics basketball tournament. Emphasis was placed on teamwork and encouragement during the tournament so every player could have the opportunity to enjoy themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)

Special Olympics

Two Special Olympians battle to tip the jump ball Feb. 9 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., during the Special Olympics basketball tournament. Langley volunteers refereed the event, helping keep score and penalty records. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)

‘Mi Rey:’ A deployed Valentine story

A photo of Beatriz Castillo, a software programmer at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and her husband, Chief Master Sgt. Guillermo Castillo, Air Combat Command Inspector General superintendent of the maintenance division, as a young couple, sits on a table Jan. 30, 2013, at their home in Yorktown, Va. Mrs. Castillo says since her husband is deployed over Valentine’s Day, she and her daughters will be preparing a care package for him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)

‘Mi Rey:’ A deployed Valentine story

Beatriz Castillo, a software programmer at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., smiles as she looks at photos of her husband, Chief Master Sgt. Guillermo Castillo, Air Combat Command Inspector General superintendent of the maintenance division, at her home in Yorktown, Va, Jan. 30, 2013. Mrs. Castillo's husband is currently deployed, and she says one of their favorite things to do together when he is home is to go to rodeos. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)