Aug. 25, 2022

Women’s Equality Day; Past to Present

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Women have continued to press forward to ensure the march for equality continues. This includes contributions from women who have served and continue to serve in uniform.

July 28, 2022

128th Aviation Brigade: Providing Continuous Education in Aviation

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The U.S. Army’s 128th Aviation Brigade, located at Fort Eustis, Va., provides U.S. Army Soldiers the training and education to repair and maintain some of the Army’s most effective combat helicopters used today.

June 1, 2022

DAF Gaming delivers Gaming Expo, Esports Championship at FORCECON 2022

Air Force Services Center and the Department of the Air Force Gaming achieved two major firsts Memorial Day weekend in San Antonio – the first Department of Defense Armed Forces Esports Championship and the inaugural Air Force Gaming Minor League Championships.

May 9, 2022

LEAD Peninsula visits JBLE

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Members of the Learn, Explore, Absorb and Disseminate (LEAD) Peninsula program visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 4, 2022, to learn about the role JBLE plays within the Virginia Peninsula community. LEAD Peninsula describe themselves as a community immersion program, which opens up opportunities to experience and understand the mosaic that is the Peninsula community.

Feb. 8, 2022

MCAHC lab, over 17K COVID tests analyzed

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The McDonald Army Health Center takes pride in sustaining readiness through the provision of preventative, timely and accessible patient-centered care at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. “We have run over 17 thousand [COVID] tests in house,” said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amber Huffman, MCAHC laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge. “In a facility of this size, it’s kind of amazing. We’re not a full hospital; we don’t even have an emergency room or an urgent care.”

Jan. 20, 2022

Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings 

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va — The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model. 

Dec. 16, 2021

Operation Sgt. Santa

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Military Railway Society put on Operation Sgt. Santa at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 11-12, 2021.

Nov. 16, 2021

Meet the commander: Col. Eric Mack, 363d ISR Wing

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Colonel Eric Mack took over as the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing commander back in June 2021, but this isn’t the first time he has been with the wing. He returns five years later, after first serving under the wing as the commander of the 25th Intelligence Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. One thing Mack is all about is setting the example for his Airmen.

Aug. 13, 2021

Sharpening their skills; Soldiers and Airmen learn to maintain helicopters

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Air Force maintainers at JBLE are commonly associated with F-22 Raptors and other jets. It may come as a surprise to know some Airmen also learn how to maintain helicopters while training at JBLE.

Aug. 10, 2021

Plunging into the deep end

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The 149th SOC, a unit of the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), conducted drown-proofing training with assistance from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment instructors. The training event intended to help Soldiers build confidence when having to jump into the water during emergencies.