April 13, 2020

Be Ready, stay ready: First to the fight

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, the Department of Defense now faces new challenges for providing America with its fighting force. For the Air Force this means developing a new norm for its fighter wings. Not only must they mitigate exposure for their work forces, but they still have a requirement to accomplish their primary mission to provide lethal airpower anytime, anywhere.

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 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

Spiritual readiness takes flight

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — In order to maintain air superiority, the 1st Fighter Wing depends on combat ready Airmen across the flightline – to include spiritual health. To enhance readiness, the 1st Maintenance Group provided office space for a chaplain and a religious affairs Airman to be embedded, allowing the 1st FW Airmen to have more face time and support from the Chaplain Corps.

Jan. 29, 2020

French delegates from the NATO – Allied Command Transformation tour JBLE

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — French delegates from the NATO – Allied Command Transformation toured facilities on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia., Jan. 24, 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. 30, 2019

Open for innovation

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — Solving problems begins with an idea. Having resources to nurture those ideas and explore them can grow new, innovative creations to further the Air Force’s mission. The 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, now has an innovation lab where Airmen can experiment, build and explore new ideas.

Dec. 29, 2019

Stand down, stand up: 1 FW starts Ready Airmen Program

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, leads the way in combat capability and lethality in current operations worldwide, and serves as America's premier air dominance wing, led by next generation Airmen, integrated with its mission partners, and ready to fly, fight, and win...anytime, anyplace. In order to operate at this capacity, the Ready Aircrew Program establishes the minimum number of live training events and simulator missions that aircrews must complete during the annual training cycle to maintain readiness. But that does not prepare against all enemies.

Dec. 19, 2019

Dec’ the Deployment

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The holidays are a time for celebration and togetherness. However, they can quickly turn into a tough time for military families, especially if military members are deployed and have to spend time away from their families.

Dec. 13, 2019

Aircrew Flight Equipment: Putting the AFE in SAFE

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The hum of lights and subtle creaking of sewing machine pedals fill the air of an otherwise silent room. Technicians, concentrated on expertly constructing each component of a parachute, apply their unique skill set and range of knowledge to ensure perfection with every stitch.