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2023 Fort Eustis Fall Fest 'Trunk or Treat' Contest & Rules - The 2023 Fort Eustis Fall Fest 'Trunk or Treat' will take place at the 128th Aviation Brigade school house, Friday, Oct. 27, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Anyone with base access is eligible to participate in the 'Trunk or Treat' contest, but must register by Monday, Oct. 23.

For a complete list of contest rules and instructions, as well as registration information, check out the flyer HERE or call ACS at (757) 878-3638.

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Design the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Mascot Contest - We want YOUR design for the new mascot representing all of Joint Base Langley-Eustis!

This contest is open to all JBLE organizations and their dependents. All entries must include the submitter's name, phone number, unit affiliation, a high resolution image of your design, and a brief explanation of your inspiration.

All entries must be sent by Oct. 30 to jblemedia@gmail.com. For full contest rules, click HERE!

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'Trick-or-Treating' Date & Times for JBLE Military Family Housing - The established date and times for 'trick-or-treating' on Joint Base Langley-Eustis family housing is Tuesday, Oct. 31, 6 - 8 p.m.

The above applies for all on-base housing on both Langley AFB and Fort Eustis, as well as the off-base housing at Bethel Manor.

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New Eatery at JBLE-Eustis - There is a new restaurant option opening at JBLE-Eustis, which will have a grand opening ceremony! 

- Nov. 6, Hunt Brothers Pizza (inside the Eustis Express at 704 Washington Blvd) will have its ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m.

Anyone with authorized base access is welcome to attend this ceremony!

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Courses at Fort Eustis - Registration for 2023 Fall term ERAU on-site courses are now open!

ERAU is offering four courses for the 2023 Fall term at The Herb Bateman Army Education Center (1500 Madison Ave.). The last day to register using military tuition assistance is Monday, Oct. 9. For all others, the last day to register is Thursday, Oct. 19.

For more information, call (757) 887-0980, or see the flyer here.

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'The War to End All Wars - The Movie' Premiere - The globally-acclaimed Swedish rock band Sabaton, known for their songs about historical events, has created the “History Rocks” project. They have partnered with the animation studio Yarnhub following years of hard work and research to produce an animated, educational movie telling World War I stories featuring music from the group. 

The U.S. Army Transportation Museum (300 Washington Blvd, Fort Eustis) will present three free showings of this film in the museum's theater, with the first showing on Veteran’s Day. The museum will also bring out WWI museum artifacts for the public to view.

The dates and times for the film are:

  • Saturday. Nov. 11 @ 3 p.m. – Premier
  • Thursday, Nov. 16 @ 6:30 p.m. – Evening Showing
  • Saturday, Nov. 18 @ 3 p.m. – Final Showing

The film's poster can be viewed HERE. A trailer can be viewed on the U.S. Army Transportation Museum's Facebook page HERE.

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March 30, 2006

Langley units hope to set benchmarks

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia — The Air Combat Command Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team will inspect the 1st Maintenance Group Monday through Friday.The purpose of an LSET inspection is to ensure standardization across Air Combat Command and to identify any problems units are having complying with written guidance from ACC.“With a command this large, this is ACC A4’s

March 30, 2006

Going 70,000 hours mishap-free

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia — The 119th Fighter Wing Alert Detachment topped 70,000 Class A and B mishap-free hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon March 7, and more than 150,000 mishap-free hours cumulatively since 1973.“Most F-16 units have lost aircraft at one point or another,” said Alert Detachment Commander Lt. Col. Marsh Kjelvik. “We’ve been safe for more than 30 years, and

March 30, 2006

Entering new era of flight

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia — After two-and-a-half months of waiting, an aircraft with the Hat-in-the-Ring emblem has once again landed at Langley Air Force Base.But this time, it’s painted on the sides of two F-22A Raptors.Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, 94th Fighter Squadron commander, and Maj. Kevin Dolata, 94th FS, flew two of the advanced aircraft from the Lockheed Martin production

March 29, 2006

DICE reinforces importance of communication

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia — At the same time the White House was releasing the Report on Federal Response for Hurricane Katrina, over at Fort Monroe, a major communications exercise was taking place. Langley’s Hammer Ace team took part and demonstrated their capabilities.Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), under United States Northern Command, assisted in hosting a

March 29, 2006

Commissaries meet demand for more organic products

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia — Organics are “in” and military consumers are demanding more. That’s why customers in most large U.S. commissaries will find a growing selection of organic products offered throughout the store.At Langley there are already between 75 and 100 organic products available. These include organic breads, cereals, produce and dairy products, among

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