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633rd Safety: a safe holiday is a happy holiday
November 15, 2016 — As the holiday season begins, the number of long-distance trips, beginning at Thanksgiving, are increased by as much as 54 percent compared to the rest of the year. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the average Thanksgiving long-distance trip is 214 miles long, while Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel averages 275 miles or more. ... MORE

Before long travel, check tire pressure in all tires, including spare tires, and fill them to the recommended level on the vehicle’s tire information placard, certification label, or in the owner’s manual. Don’t rush when traveling and remain vigilant as tires can lose air suddenly if you drive over a pothole, other object or if you strike the curb when parking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

1st FW Raptors, crew soar through flying hours
November 9, 2016 — The 1st Fighter Wing’s F-22 Raptors collectively reached their flying hour mark this fiscal year of more than 6,000 hours. For each fiscal year, the flying hour program tasks the number of hours pilots need to acquire in order to maintain proficient in combative flying, based on budgeting and the maximum number of sorties the wing is capable of producing. With limited resources available, the 1st FW completing the hours was an intricate balance between progression in maintenance and tactical logistics, which guided the Raptors to success. “We have to maximize each and every sortie flown to reach the highest level of combat readiness,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael, 1st Operational Support Squadro¬¬¬¬n director of operations. “It takes a significant number of man-hours and resources to prepare and fix the aircraft for each and every flight.” ... MORE

94th Fighter Squadron, F-22A Raptor pilots drop Joint Direct Attack Munitions during the 95th anniversary of Maj. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell bombing the Ostfriesland at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 22, 2016. The aircraft that sunk the Ostfriesland 95 years ago took off out of
Langley Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

PMEL flexes TFCU muscles
November 9, 2016 — When the 1st Fighter Wing trains to prepare for Global Response Force taskings, people may hear aircraft launch from a mile away, but what they don’t typically hear or see are other components that get the jets in the air. The 1st Maintenance Squadron’s Test Measurement and Diagnostic Flight performs some of the lesser heard maintenance support duties, specifically calibrating mission essential equipment and determining temperature points the equipment can be used in. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Heth, 1st Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory technician, does a safety check on the aircrew system tester at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 3, 2016. The system makes sure pilots are provided with accurate amounts of oxygen while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Practice Really Does Make Perfect
November 9, 2016 — Aristotle said, "We are defined by what we do repeatedly; therefore excellence is a habit, not an act." When it comes to Joint Task Force Civil Support training, that motto is a way of life. The recent Deployment Readiness Exercises is an example of that way of life... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. John Peters, a current operations action officer with Joint Task Force Civil Support, finishes assembling an approach shoring in preparation to load vehicles on to a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 2, 2016. Loading the vehicles on to the C-17 is part of a deployment readiness exercise held by JTF-CS. If practice makes perfect, then JTF-CS is ready to be called up with the right force, right response, and right expertise. (Official DOD photo by Ms. Tammy Cario)

Soldiers learn tactical skills through training
November 9, 2016 — U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Haupt, 1098th Transportation Company, 11th Trans. Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade (Expeditionary) watercraft engineer, provides security during a training exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 3, 2016. The exercise focused on strengthening the communication between Haupt’s platoon members. (U.S. Air Force photo by... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Haupt, 1098th Transportation Company, 11th Trans. Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade (Expeditionary) watercraft engineer, provides security during a training exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 3, 2016. The exercise focused on strengthening the communication between Haupt’s platoon members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)

Munitions Airmen ensure combat airpower success
November 8, 2016 — 1st Maintenance Squadron’s munitions flight Airmen make potential impacts at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia every day, building weapons needed for successful combat airpower. Munitions Airmen provide support to the F-22 Raptor mission, in addition to supporting the missions of security forces, explosive ordinance disposal or the Office of Special Investigations. The productions, materials and systems sections within the munitions flight help provide services base wide. “Without Ammo, the fighter jets and bombers are just another aircraft, just another plane,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Slater, 1st MXS munitions flight assistant NCO in charge. “Ammo plays a huge role in what our jets and bombers do in order to succeed in the mission.” ... MORE

Hills surround buildings holding ammunition in ‘ammo country’ at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 21, 2016. The large mounds lighten the impact of the surrounding area in case of an inadvertent explosion of the stored munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Veterans; America’s true melting pot
November 8, 2016 — Carl Johnson’s life matters. Johnson, a veteran now living in Virginia, was the last Tuskegee Airman to graduate from the famed school that produced so many heroic African American aviators. According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Army issued Johnson a train ticket for a Pullman sleeping car so he could get from Texas to Alabama for his military training in 1946. ... MORE

C.D. Studyvin salutes the U.S. flag during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26, 2014, at the El Paso Cemetery in Derby, Kan. The ceremony was conducted by members of the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations and paid tribute to military members who gave their lives in service to the United States. Studyvin is a Veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Zach Anderson)

Engineers take part in readiness challenge
November 2, 2016 — Members of the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a Prime Base Engineering Emergency Force, or Prime BEEF readiness challenge, Oct. 25, 2016 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. During the training, the 12 teams of six to eight U.S. Air Force Airmen, with various specialties, spent 25 minutes at stations, which held a task representing a different civil engineering craft. ... MORE

Members of the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron participate at an electrical power production station during a Prime Base Engineering Emergency Force training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 25, 2016. At this station, which was one of 12, they punched out and reeved nylon purchase tape through a tape connector. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle)

633rd FSS spices up food services
November 2, 2016 — The 633rd Force Support Squadron has a new Director of Food and Beverage, James Belle, who will be the point of contact at the leadership level for all nonappropriated food service operations at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Belle, who is responsible for overseeing all facets of food operations for all of the nonappropriated facilities at JBLE, has big plans for the facilities. ... MORE

D.C. Campbell, Air Combat Command senior systems analyst, takes advantage of the lunch buffet at the Langley Club at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 9, 2013. Joint Base Langley-Eustis clubs provide Service members and their families the chance to seize the summer by offering themed events and non-military event hosting. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Alex Durbin/Released)

Scholarship program provides assistance to military children
November 2, 2016 — Beginning Dec. 13, 2016 military families who shop at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, commissaries and have college-aged children can add an additional item to their to-do lists – drop off a Scholarships for Military Children application. Administered by the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency, the Scholarships for Military Children program offers $2,000 grants to those who enroll or plan to enroll full-time at a community college or a four-year college or university. According to Annette Roberts, Langley Air Force Base Commissary assistant store director, the program was created in 2001, and to date, more than 15 million in scholarship grants have been awarded from a group of over 85,000 applicants. ... MORE

Beginning Dec. 13, 2016 college-aged military children can drop-off applications at their local commissary for the Defense Commissary Agency’s Scholarships for Military Children Program. The program offers $2,000 grants to military children enrolled or planning to enroll full-time at a community college, four-year college or university. (U. S. Air Force photo by Beverly Joyner)

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