JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Keith Brothers, 30th Intelligence Squadron geospatial analyst, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. Brothers is one of many native Texans at the 30th IS who met Ellzey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, visits the child development center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. Ellzey listened to Shelia Robinson, 633d Force Support Squadron chief child and youth program manager, discuss the ways the CDC is improving child care and availability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Beaulieu, Joint Base Langley-Eustis installation commander, escorts U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, during a congressional delegation visit at JBLE, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. The pumping station demonstrated capabilities for expelling water from the base to help mitigate flooding that can hamper operational capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, speaks to Joint Base Langley-Eustis leadership during a congressional delegation visit at JBLE, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. Ellzey served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a pilot and deployed nine times with five combat tours in Afghanistan and two in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Air Force Col. William Creeden, 1st Fighter Wing commander, greets U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. Ellzey was briefed on how the capabilities of the F-22 Raptor can provide air superiority worldwide at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)