March 5, 2020

Raptor bird bath: contract gives time back to the mission

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The 1st Fighter Wing is responsible for one-third of the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptors and the Airmen of the 1st Maintenance Group are responsible for maintaining them. However, in order to keep the aircraft mission ready, they must be washed regularly, taking time away from maintainers’ primary duties.

March 4, 2020

Enrollments closed for JBLE Pediatrics Clinic

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Due to a temporary decrease in manning, the Langley Pediatric Clinic on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, has closed enrollment to new patients, effective Mar. 1, 2020.

March 3, 2020

World Hearing Day shines light on global hearing loss

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The World Health Organization estimates 466 million people have disabling hearing loss. By 2050, that figure will almost double, affecting one in 10 people.

March 3, 2020

Spark Tank 2020: Funding the future of the Air Force

ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force innovation program, AFWERX, hosted the third annual Spark Tank competition during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 26-28, 2020.

Feb. 13, 2020

JBLE chaplains celebrate acceptance and unity

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Fort Eustis Deputy Garrison Chaplain Office hosted the annual National Prayer Breakfast for service members and community leaders to celebrate religious freedom through prayer and discussion at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 11, 2020.

Feb. 12, 2020

633d MDG eases the process of reintegration

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The last thing any service member wants to do upon returning home from a deployment is spend an entire day in briefings. That's why the 633 Public Health Office is bringing its services to them in a new, condensed reintegration briefing.

Feb. 12, 2020

633 MSG commander reports to the principal’s office

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Although reporting to the Principal’s Office might be viewed negatively, it has a whole new meeting for Col. Erin Cluff, 633d Mission Support Group commander. The York County School Division hosted Cluff during their annual Principal for a Day program at Tabb Middle School Jan. 28.

Feb. 3, 2020

F-22 Demo Team heads to Singapore to kick off 2020 season

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team will begin their 2020 show season at the Singapore Airshow, Feb. 11-16, 2020.

Jan. 17, 2020

F-22 Raptor incident during landing

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — An incident involving an F-22 Raptor occurred while landing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis Jan. 16, at approximately 1 p.m. Per standard procedure, the pilot was initially taken to the Langley Hospital for evaluation and later released.

Dec. 16, 2019

Groceries for the holidays; taking care of JBLE families

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Newport News Public Schools partnered with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and the Food Lion Feeds organization to host a holiday food distribution at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2019.