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Agile Cub: Practicing how we fight
March 14, 2023 — U.S. Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, participate in an Agile Cub exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 8, 2023. Agile Cub was performed at JBLE to take Airmen out of their comfort-zone and train in an unfamiliar location, improving deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)... MORE

The Jolly Green step into new course
March 9, 2023 — After 30 years of being part of an Army-driven HH-60 helicopter repair curriculum, the Air Force has stepped out on their own... MORE

U.S. Air Force students assigned to the 362d Training Squadron, Detachment 1, HH-60W helicopter repair course, replace the center stabilator box on a HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter simulator at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2023. The new course started Jan. 16, and will prepare about 90 students with the 2A5X2 Air Force Specialty Code per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Nin Leclerec)

Leading from within: AFMAO trainers develop teammates
March 7, 2023 — Members of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations carry team must be prepared at a moment’s notice to provide dignity, honor and respect to the fallen. The physical requirements for the team’s movements are numerous and precise, and perfection is paramount. To ensure this no-fail mission is executed flawlessly, two of AFMAO’s seasoned deployed Airmen serve as dignified transfer trainers... MORE

JBLE responds to fire on base
March 6, 2023 — At approximately 10:47 a.m., the JBLE-Langley Fire Department responded to a structural fire at Building 777 on Sweeney Blvd alongside partners from NASA Langley Research Center and the City of Hampton. All personnel in the affected facility and surrounding buildings have been accounted for; there are no hazardous exposures or injuries reported at this time. The scene is still active, and at this time all personnel should avoid the area of Sweeney Blvd between Thompson St and Plumb St. Traffic on base is being routed through Dodd Blvd in order to give responders room to work. Once the fire is confirmed to be extinguished, the cause of the incident and the extent of its damage will be investigated. ... MORE

COHM ceremony: FTU is coming to JBLE
March 3, 2023 — 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)... MORE

JBLE leaders and community members hold shovels to celebrate the beginning of the COMH project.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds search for Hampton Roads "Hometown Hero"
February 15, 2023 — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are looking for a "Hometown Hero" to fly in the backseat of an F-16 on Friday, May 5- the day before the Air Power Over Hampton Roads Air Show taking place May 6-7 at Langley AFB. Nominees should be a member of the Hampton Roads community who have had a major impact on the community in some way... MORE

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 21, 2019) The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Squadron fly in formation above NAS Oceana during the 2019 Air Show. The 2019 Air Show is the 60th annual airshow held onboard the installation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abraham Essenmacher/Released)

JBLE provides support to Türkiye after earthquake
February 15, 2023 — Team JBLE mobilized large quantities of critically needed equipment to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye on Feb. 5, 2023, the worst earthquake to hit the region in almost a century... MORE

Large plastic bag on top of a pallet of goods.

Happy Valentine's Day
February 14, 2023 — Happy Valentine's Day from Joint Base Langley-Eustis!... MORE

Joint Base Langley-Eustis wishes everyone a happy Valentine’s Day at JBLE, Virginia, Feb. 14, 2023.

JBLE maintains the flow of hydraulic mechanics
February 8, 2023 — Hydraulics are required in all aviation airframes, from starting the aircraft, to landing gear, and the ability to overcome the aerodynamic feedback forces generated in flight. For the U.S. Army, this also requires a constant flow of Soldiers to pass through the 128th Aviation Brigade’s aircraft pneudraulics repairer, 15H military operational specialty (MOS), course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The 14-week long course provides Soldiers with the critical starting point to learn about pneudraulic systems, properties, and tools of the trade for the 15H, ultimately keeping helicopters mission ready. ... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Maraj, 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, 15H student, connects hydraulic cables between a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter simulator and an aviation ground power unit during hands-on training to become an aircraft pneudraulic repairer at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, January 23, 2023. During the 14 week-long course, students will learn to perform maintenance on aviation pneudraulic systems such as landing gear, rudders, and brakes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Abraham Essenmacher)

F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast
February 4, 2023 — A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a written statement. ... MORE

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