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SOST visits 633rd MDG Airmen
June 29, 2017
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tiffany Winston, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron emergency medicine physician, looks at visual material provided by the Special Operations Surgical Teams at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. The SOST are specialized surgical teams, fully trained and equipped to operate in hostile or austere environments the front lines of battle and crises in support special operations missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brittany E.N. Murphy)
1st FW welcomes new commander
June 23, 2017
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Hinds (right), 1st Fighter Wing commander, assumes command of the 1st FW during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 23, 2017. Hinds is a command pilot with more than 2,100 flying hours earned primarily in the F-22 Raptor and F-15C Eagle aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
The founding fathers of Langley
June 21, 2017
The “Langley” in Joint Base Langley-Eustis comes from Samuel Pierpont Langley, who served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. (U.S. Air Force historical photo)
SARM: Keeping warfighters on track
June 20, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin O’Hara II, 71st Fighter Training Squadron aviation resource manager journeyman, responds to an airfield radio transmission at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 16, 2017. Squadron aviation resource managers coordinate with several agencies including maintenance, weather and base operations personnel to ensure a smooth transition from the ground to the air and vice versa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell)
New missile pushes F-22 ahead of fight
May 24, 2017
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Patterson, 1st Maintenance Group weapons standardization lead crew member, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Russell Taylor, 1st Maintenance Group weapons standardization lead crew member, does checks on an AIM-9X missile before being loaded onto an F-22 Raptor, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 19, 2017. Before the AIM-9X, the F-22 had the AIM-9M which dates back to the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Dole)
AF defender elites open ‘SWAT’ eval course
May 16, 2017
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Scott, 633rd Security Forces Squadron bravo flight response force leader, performs ammunition can presses during a training evolution at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 28, 2017. Scott is a member of 633rd SFS Emergency Services Team, equivalent to a civilian police SWAT (Special Weapons and tactics) Team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)
Air Force’s oldest Fighter Squadron celebrates centennial
May 10, 2017
1972-D84 (Williams) -- Crew of Ship #2, 27th Aero Squadron at Toul Aerodrome, June 20, 1918. (Courtesy photo)
Keeping the airfield, airspace safe during AT 17
April 26, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devonte Prescott, 1st Maintenance Squadron, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, awaits the go-ahead from an F-22 Raptor pilot during ATLANTIC TRIDENT 17 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 18, 2017. ATLANTIC TRIDENT 17 is the second trilateral exercise at JBLE where U.S. Air Force Airmen will partner with the Royal air force and the French air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle)
Renowned Triple Ace leaves historic legacy
April 26, 2017
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Olds is rated a triple ace, having shot down more than 15 enemy aircraft during World War II and the Vietnam War. To honor Olds and other fighter pilots for their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare, the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2014 awarded a gold medal to American Fighter Aces collectively. (U.S. Air Force photo)
ATLANTIC TRIDENT 17: Prepared for take-off
April 21, 2017
ATLANTIC TRIDENT 2017, hosted by the 1st Fighter Wing, focuses on air operations in a highly contested operational environment through a variety of complex, simulated adversary scenarios. The goal of the exercise is to enhance interoperability through combined coalition aerial campaigns. This exercise is one of the first to focus on greater integration of U.S. Air Force's fifth-generation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)