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CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse Bander, Chinook CH-47 pilot 159th General Support Aviation Battalion 244th Bravo Company CH-47 Chinook pilot, and Capt. Cory Moylan, 159th GSAB, 247th Bravo Company commander, perform pre-flight checks prior to taking off from Felker Army Airfield, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 6, 2020. The pilots regularly support training and real-world flying missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Nin Leclerec)

March 11, 2020

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The air around the Soldiers is filled with the whirring noise of the helicopter rotors spinning as the blades cut through the air, keeping the helicopter aloft.

A U.S. Air Force Airman patches a computer to a network.

March 4, 2020

Ninja Nation

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — In today’s world, the need for quick reliable communication is not only necessary but can be vital in an emergency or crisis. A world-class, innovative Cyber Squadron of technically proficient, operationally focused and strategically minded U.S. Air Force Airmen is the foundation and backbone of Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ communications.

Feb. 20, 2020

Bringing our history to light

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS,Va. — Negro History Week was established in 1926 by the Study of Negro Life and History, which then evolved to Black History Month in the 1960’s and officially decreed a national observance in 1976 by United States President Gerald Ford.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, presents a coin to Staff Sgt. Thomas Watt, 27th Fighter Squadron avionics systems craftsman, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020.

Feb. 10, 2020

COMACC tours 1st Fighter Wing and 633rd Air Base Wing

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, presents a coin to Staff Sgt. Thomas Watt, 27th Fighter Squadron avionics systems craftsman, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020. Over the course of two days, Holmes toured the 1st FW and the 633rd Air Base Wing in order to familiarize himself with their missions and

A French delegate from the NATO – Allied Command Transformation tours the 1st Operations Group aerospace physiology building during a visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 24, 2020. While on location, French delegates were educated on possible obstacles aircrews face while flying, such as hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

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.

A dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, demonstrates proper sanitary procedure by putting on a face mask at the medical treatment facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Jan. 28, 2020

Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

WASHINGTON — With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.

Donnie Tuck, Hampton City mayor, attends a ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2019. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968, before he turned 40 years of age. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Jan. 20, 2020

JBLE honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent advocate for civil rights and a beacon for minorities searching for equal protection under the law.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Drakes, 192 Operations Support Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard SERE Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape non-commissioned officer in charge, ensures Lt. Col. Jonathan Kuntz, 633rd 1st Operations Support Squadron director of operations, and Capt. Nathan Miller, 94th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, talk about the advantages of finding a water source during a training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2019. The training taught skills needed to survive in the event of an isolation situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

Jan. 14, 2020

SERE-ious training

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialists are experts on how to survive in the most remote and hostile environments in the world. Along with teaching water survival courses, SERE specialists at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, train aircrew personnel on an array of skills from making a basic shelter to escaping an active pursuant.

1st Fighter Wing command chief, opens a 3D printer at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 17, 2019. The innovation lab was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier that afternoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

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.

Finnegan Mcdermed, 10, son of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3, Timothy Mcdermed, general support aviation battalion 5-159, 244th Aviation Brigade, conducts the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America band as they perform at the holiday memories concert at the Christopher Newport University Ferguson Center, Newport News, Virginia, Dec. 5, 2019. Blank conducted the band during the final song of the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

Dec. 13, 2019

U.S. Air Force Heritage of America band

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — Members of the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America band perform a holiday concert at the Christopher Newport University Ferguson Center, Newport News, Virginia, Dec. 5, 2019.