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Air Force aviation history begins with the 1st Fighter Wing
December 3, 2020
Air Force aviation history begins with the 1st Fighter Wing
Airmen use innovation to help during COVID-19
June 12, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Schaeffer, 1st Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor egress craftsman, helped create 3D printed masks for 1st Fighter Wing personnel at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 4, 2020.
Raptor bird bath: contract gives time back to the mission
March 5, 2020
Lanese Holiday, Shiloh Services Incorporated aircraft wash contractor with the 1st Maintenance Group, washes a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec 12, 2019.
COMACC tours 1st Fighter Wing and 633rd Air Base Wing
February 10, 2020
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, presents a coin to Staff Sgt. Thomas Watt, 27th Fighter Squadron avionics systems craftsman, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020.
9th AF commander visits JBLE
August 28, 2019
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Chad Franks, Ninth Air Force commander, coins Master Sgt. Christopher Moore, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels information center section chief, during a visit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 26, 2019.
Dedicated to the Raptor
July 31, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lenny Buscemi is a dedicated crew chief with the 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.
1st FW takes charge at Red Flag
July 15, 2019
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, in support of Red Flag 19-3 July 11, 2019.
Measure twice, cut once
August 30, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Mann, 1st Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, welds a piece of metal at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Aug. 17, 2017. The job of a 1st MXS metals technicians is to provide support for the flightline by fixing basic and major aircraft damages through metal work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
94 FS takes to the skies for Red Flag 17-4
August 17, 2017
U.S. Air Force Capt. Flash, F-22 Raptor pilot, prepares to start engines during the first flight of Red Flag 17-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 14, 2017. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
633 ABW battles mosquitos: Calls in 757 Airlift Squadron
July 26, 2017
An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, performs a mosquito control aerial spray mission over Grand Forks Air Force Base. The spray team, which uses a specially-modified C-130H aircraft and Modular Aerial Spray Systems, make low passes around the spray areas at an altitude of 100-150 feet. They disperse pesticides which target areas of standing water where mosquito larvae breed. The purpose of the mission is to lower the number of irritations and infections associated with mosquito bites, as well as minimize the threat of West Nile Virus. This is the first scheduled spray of three here for 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)