LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
Approximately 830 U.S. Air Force Airmen are housed in the dormitories at Langley Air Force Base.
In recent months, those dormitories have received a number of renovations to improve quality of life for Airmen.
Renna Hall, the last dormitory to undergo renovations, and Olsavsky Hall are the second-oldest dormitories on Langley, and received the most updates. Along with new heating, ventilation and air conditioning units, the dorms also received new showers, toilets and sinks.
The new HVAC units will help maintain good indoor air quality through proper ventilation with filtration and provide thermal comfort.
Additionally, dormitory residents in the same unit were relocated in order to be housed together.
"We wanted to improve the quality of life for the Airmen in the dormitories," explained U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeron Branch, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron Airman dormitory leader noncommissioned officer in charge. "We accomplished this by not only updating the HVAC units, but by moving unit residents into the same dormitory."
By combining Airmen from the same unit into one dormitory, it helps build unit camaraderie and morale, said Branch.
With the dormitory renovations finishing up, residents from Jordan and Eberflus Halls will move into Renna Hall, leaving Jordan and Eberflus vacant indefinitely.
According to Branch, the Airman dormitory leaders have received positive feedback from the first sergeants of the units that relocated.
"We have heard good things from the first sergeants around the base," said Branch. "By moving residents from the same unit into one dormitory, we have allowed the first sergeants to more efficiently complete dormitory inspections."
With the completion of the dormitory renovations and the increased quality of life for unaccompanied Airmen, Langley continues to ensure Airmen's living standards are exceptional.