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Flying Freight Trains
March 11, 2020
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)
Aircrew Flight Equipment: Putting the AFE in SAFE
December 13, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Hendricks, 1st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repairs a parachute at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 10, 2019.
71st FTS trains over Atlantic Ocean
January 31, 2018
Pilots assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron and the 192nd Fighter Wing fly T-38 Talons over the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 24, 2018. The two-seat jet has a top speed of 858 miles per hour. As the world's first supersonic trainer, the T-38 first flew in 1959 and continues to be used to this day. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
F-22 Raptor Demo Team receive COMACC qualification
December 21, 2017
.S. Air Force Maj. Paul “Loco” Lopez, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, completed a qualification performance for U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, Commander of Air Combat Command, to certify his capabilities as a demo team pilot at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 18, 2017.
Instructor fuels passion through new generation of Army aviators
September 19, 2017
From a young age, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bill Basabilbaso, U.S. Army Reserve 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade command chief warrant officer, knew he wanted to be a pilot.
1st FW Raptors, crew soar through flying hours
November 9, 2016
94th Fighter Squadron, F-22A Raptor pilots drop Joint Direct Attack Munitions during the 95th anniversary of Maj. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell bombing the Ostfriesland at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 22, 2016. The aircraft that sunk the Ostfriesland 95 years ago took off out of Langley Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)