Joint Base Langley-Eustis leadership, Donnie Tuck, the Mayor of Hampton, and members of the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger ceremony, celebrate the project’s beginning at JBLE, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. After three years of programming and design to get to this stage, the project totaled $61-million and will enable Airmen to maintain the $6.7-billion F-22 Raptor fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

The 1st Fighter Wing hosts the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. COMH ceremony was in celebration of a groundbreaking event, held to highlight the hard work over the last four years to prepare JBLE for the bed down of additional F-22 Raptor aircraft and the establishment of the Formal Training Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Beaulieu, Joint Base Langley-Eustis installation commander, gives a speech as the guest speaker at the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger ceremony at JBLE, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. As the installation commander, Beaulieu commands three groups, providing support to more than 18,000 Air Force and Army personnel and has a key role in providing mission-ready Airmen in support of worldwide operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Beaulieu, Joint Base Langley-Eustis installation commander, coins Tech. Sgt. Patrick Squires, 27th Fighter Generation Squadron Low Observable section chief, at JBLE, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. Squires built and organized all the data to justify the build of the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger for the Formal Training Unit and his efforts were key to getting the facility approved. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

Richard Hammett, design firm representative, celebrates the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. The COMH project was a group effort between multiple entities and will provide a safe workplace for incoming Airmen and F-22 Raptors a part of the new Formal Training Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 1st Fighter Wing vice commander, applauds during a speech at the F-22 Consolidation Operations Maintenance Hanger ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. Ellison ensures the wing is ready to deploy and employ F-22 air dominance fighters worldwide in support of Combatant Commander taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

Donnie Tuck, the Mayor of Hampton, smiles during a conversation with Col. Gregory Beaulieu, Joint Base Langley-Eustis installation commander, at JBLE, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. The ceremony was held to highlight the hard work over the last four years that has prepared JBLE for the incoming F-22 Raptors in support of the establishment of the Formal Training Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)