Nov. 16, 2020

1st Fighter Wing Raptors deploy to support WestPac

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — A contingent of 94th Fighter Squadron Airmen and F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct missions in the Western Pacific. By working alongside allied and joint partner air forces, WestPac aims to integrate 4th and 5th generation fighters, and provide an opportunity to build experience and competence in dynamic force employment processes and concepts.

Nov. 13, 2020

At port or on dry land, fire department will defend

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Firefighters assigned to the 733d Civil Engineer Division’s Fort Eustis Fire Department conducted a live-fire exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 9, 2020.

Nov. 5, 2020

Breast Cancer Survivors: Profiles in Courage and Mentorship

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Let's meet four wonder women without capes who share their stories of bravery in the face of life-altering health revelations, who work at McDonald Army Health Center (MCAHC)--four women diagnosed with breast cancer who are survivors and examples for all women and men who encounter breast cancer.

Nov. 5, 2020

2020 TRADOC Soldier of the Year competes in U.S. Army's Best Warrior Competition

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — A McDonald Army Health Center radiology tech here earned the title of 2020 Training and Doctrine Command's Soldier of the Year, recently competed in the Best Warrior Competition for the Department of Army Soldier of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Nov. 2, 2020

The road gets longer if you want to be stronger

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — “This is about building junior Soldiers up so when they become leaders, they can carry this forward,” the detachment sergeant said. “This is what the Army embodies. The fact that they retain the information given to them and apply it, I see it as a win any day in my book.”

Oct. 22, 2020

JBLE teams up to fight suicide

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Members of Joint Base Langley-Eustis conducted a “No Suicide on my Watch” fitness challenge to promote suicide awareness on Oct. 14 at various locations around the Fort Eustis installation.

Oct. 14, 2020

Missiles away: 27 FS increases combat lethality with WSEP East

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — For many units across the Air Force, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an obstacle to maintaining a high level of mission readiness. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the 1st Fighter Wing has maintained a lethal, ready force, enabling support of Air Force mission priorities around the world.

Oct. 13, 2020

Safely ashore: 7th TBX mariners return from deployment

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Soldiers from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), along with two logistics support vessels, have returned home after spending more than nine months at sea providing maritime logistics to U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Oct. 7, 2020

Flying for a bigger picture

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is seen from the air, Oct. 6, 2020. JBLE is the product of a 2010 consolidation between the U.S. Air Force’s Langley Air Force Base and the U.S. Army’s Fort Eustis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

Oct. 1, 2020

Making the change to the M18

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The 633rd Security Forces Squadron has utilized the M9 pistol since 1985. The dependability to perform when our Defenders needed it the most made this pistol a reliable primary duty weapon.