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JBLE kicks off holiday season with Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast
December 4, 2019 — U.S. Army Soldiers get breakfast during the Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 26, 2019. The National Prayer Breakfast was established in 1953 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to allow service members and civilian employees to celebrate religious... MORE

Crud tournament
December 4, 2019 — Friday, November 15, 2019 presented a momentous opportunity to honor Air Force Heritage, propel future tradition and create everlasting bonds across multiple Air Force specialties. On this day, more than sixty members of the Air Combat Command information warfare community (cyberspace, intelligence, and information operations) gathered at the Joint Base Langley- Eustis (JBLE) club for a good old-fashioned game of crud... MORE

Participants pose for a photo during a crud tournament at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 15, 2019. Crud is a game that originated in the Royal Canadian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

128th Aviation Brigade awards instructor of the year
December 4, 2019 — The 128th Aviation Brigade hosted the Instructor of the Year ceremony to recognize instructors who have demonstrated an accelerated proficiency level of instruction for U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Smithey, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade avionic mechanic instructor, poses for a photo during the Instructor of the Year ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019.

CFFC 80 fights for the troops
November 26, 2019 — Fort Eustis Morale, Welfare and Recreation leaders partnered with Cage Fury Fighting Champion representatives to host the CFFC 80 “Fight for Troops” event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2019. JBLE community and U.S. Army advanced individual training Soldiers attended the event, which included four preliminary mixed martial arts fights and six main card MMA fights... MORE

Tyus Thomas, Cage Fury Fighting Championship fighter, walks out of the back of CH-47 Chinook helicopter before a fight during CFFC 80 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2019.

Act of heroism: Soldier saves life of drowning man
November 26, 2019 — While on a typical morning run in Smithfield, Virginia, a Soldier witnesses a small boat capsize in the local Pagan River, then hears yelling and screaming coming from the area. As he looks around trying to pinpoint the sound, he takes off into a sprint to the end of the bridge, and with no hesitation he dives into the water... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Decker, operations officer for the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, poses for a picture with George Gray in Smithfield, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. Decker was presented the Life Saving Award by the Smithfield Police Department for saving the life of Gray, 82, after his boat capsized in the Pagan River.

JBLE welcome new chiefs
November 25, 2019 — The Langley Chiefs Group presented promotion line numbers to U.S. Air Force senior master sergeants at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2019. Across the Air Force, 530 senior master sergeants were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,529. ... MORE

The Joint Base Langley-Eustis Chiefs Group poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant selects at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 22, 2019.

CFFC tours Eustis
November 25, 2019 — Cage Fury Fighting Championship representatives, including CFFC president Robert Haydak, toured Fort Eustis’ Third Port, the 128th Aviation Brigade schoolhouse and the CH-47 Chinook helicopter hangars at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019. The mixed martial arts promotion company hosted the CFFC event for the JBLE community, which featured four preliminary fights and six main card fights... MORE

Jessica Penne, mixed martial arts fighter and Cage Fury Fighting Championship commentator, tours a patrol boat at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019.

JBLE HOST ESB
November 22, 2019 — Approximately 100 U.S. Army Soldiers gathered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 17-21, for the opportunity to earn the newest badge available to Soldiers, however, only three succeeded in earning the Expert Soldier Badge... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Chase, a drill sergeant with the 2-39 Infantry Battalion, 165th Inf. Brigade at Fort Jackson, examines a wound during the medical lane of the Expert Soldier Badge course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 18, 2019. There were 10 tasks in the medical lane, including requesting medical evacuation, providing care under fire, moving a casualty and controlling blood loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Uncovered: A son’s tie to a historic Airman’s legacy
November 22, 2019 — A buzz of conversation fills the room, as people file in to take their seats. Amongst them, men and women wearing red jackets are scattered throughout the crowd, each ready to celebrate a new addition to their proud heritage. Both young and old gather to witness history in this small room in downtown Hampton, Virginia... MORE

U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Thomas Newton, newly inducted Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, grabs some refreshments after his recognition ceremony in Hampton, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2019. During World War II, Newton served as a supply clerk with the 99th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

USACIMT holds first ESB competition at JBLE
November 21, 2019 — The U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training is hosting their first Expert Soldier Badge competition Nov. 17-21, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.Approximately 100 Soldiers from bases all over the United States came to participate and be some of the first to earn the badge.“I came here to attempt to get my ESB to set an example for the Soldiers,”... MORE

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