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Remember the fallen: JBLE commemorates Memorial Day
May 30, 2021 — Joint Base Langley-Eustis commemorated Memorial Day with a series of events from May 17 to May 27. The 733rd Mission Support Group and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command worked together to organize the festivities. The commemoration, known as "Remember the Fallen," included sports events, an obstacle course, a 5K run and a drill and ceremony contest by Advanced Individual Training students. The memorial observances culminated with a retreat ceremony at Seay Plaza and a concert by country artist Austin Moody at the TRADOC stage... MORE

U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training Soldiers fold the United States Flag during the Memorial Day retreat ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 27, 2021. Each of the 13 folds of the flag has a special meaning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Dowe)

Fighting fires on the Ghost Fleet
May 26, 2021 — 80 students from 23 different agencies and support staff from 22 agencies arrived at JBLE-Eustis on May 21, 2021, for ship-based maritime firefighting training. Maritime vessels require fuel and other combustible materials to operate properly; human error, electrical fault and other factors can lead to a maritime fire at any time. ... MORE

The National Defense Reserve Fleet is utilized during the Robert E. Rumens Marine Firefighting Symposium at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 21, 2021. The NDRF is known as the “Ghost Fleet” because of its current inactivity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Dowe)

Simulator training saves time and reduces costs
May 25, 2021 — When Army mariners are ready for hands-on watercraft training, it’s not necessary to launch vessels from the docks at 3rd Port – all it takes is class time in the simulator center on Fort Eustis. The Maritime & Intermodal Training Department, a component of the U.S. Army Transportation School, provides state-of-the-art simulation training for watercraft operators and engineers, marine deck and engineering warrant officers, cargo handlers and railway operations crew members... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Phrommathed, student, practices shooting a 50-caliber crew served weapon along with U.S. Army Sgt. David Walden, a fellow student, in the Vessel Defense Simulator at the U.S. Army Transportation Schools’s Maritime & Intermodal Training Department at Fort Eustis. MITD provides state-of-the-art simulation training for watercraft operators and engineers, marine deck and engineering warrant officers, cargo handlers and railway operations crew members. (Courtesy photo)

Too Hot To Handle: CBRNE Exercise
May 11, 2021 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - Multiple agencies across Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, teamed up to conduct a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives response (CBRNE) exercise, April 28, 2021... MORE

And a base appears
May 6, 2021 — What would happen if personnel needed to be rapidly deployed to a location where nothing was on the ground except a landing strip? That is one of the questions that Air Combat Command’s Agile Flag 21-2 experiment sought to answer ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen pack tents at Naval Outlying Landing Field Choctaw, Florida, May 4, 2021. The tents were used during Agile Flag 21-2, an experiment that tests a units capability to deploy and succeed in a bare base situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Dowe)

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 23, 2021 — Many individuals may not know what to do with their expired or unused prescriptions. These prescriptions tend to find an indefinite home in medicine cabinets or worse, end up with someone who they were not prescribed to. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, observed on April 24 this year, aims to educate and provide an avenue for people to safely dispose of their unused or expired prescriptions... MORE

national Prescription Drug Take Back Day graphic.

JBLE FY20 Economic Impact Analysis published
April 23, 2021 — The Joint Base Langley-Eustis fiscal year 2020 Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) was released by the 633rd Comptroller Squadron, citing an increase of $485 million in impact to the community since 2018... MORE

Generations apart: A family legacy of commanding the 363rd ISR Wing
April 16, 2021 — As she enters the room, she flips on the light, illuminating her office. The familiar face of a man who helped guide her Air Force career resides in the picture frame close to her desk, reminding her every day of the leader she aspires to be. The silver eagles pinned to the epaulettes of her service coat have a history all their own, passed down from grandfather to granddaughter. Over six decades separate their time in this position, but U.S. Air Force Col. Melissa Stone, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing commander, leads the same Wing her grandfather did 64 years ago... MORE

Family members gather following a cadet's graduation from the Air Force Academy.

Chief Warrant Officer Mitchell Howard
April 12, 2021 — 1LT Kristen Kramer, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), JBLE-Eustis, is detailed as Summary Court Officer to secure and make proper disposition of the personal effects of Chief Warrant Officer Mitchell Howard... MORE

JBLE Environmental Team aims to improve water quality
March 24, 2021 — Members of the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Environmental Team hosted a World Water Day waste bag giveaway at the Base Exchange on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 22, 2021... MORE

Members of the Environmental Team wait at their table for World Water Day.

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