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U.S. Air Force Col. James Sampson, Air Force Medical Operations Agency chief medical consultant, views a medical shelter facility with virtual reality goggles during the Manpower and Equipment Force Packaging Summit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4, 2019.

June 5, 2019

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The Air Combat Command Surgeon General Office hosted the Manpower and Equipment Force Packaging Summit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4, 2019. Members from various U.S. Air Force major commands attended the summit to view demonstrations and capabilities that may boost efficiency in the Expeditionary Medical Systems field. Summit attendees, including members from the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces and the Air Force Medical Operations Agency, examined modern medical shelter options in an effort to revitalize patient care in challenging environments.

May 6, 2019

Aircrew Airmen arrive for Checkered Flag 19-1

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 325th Fighter Wing kicked off the first day of a two week-long Checkered Flag exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 6, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Whitehurst, 633rd Communications Squadron client systems technician, nose-grabs his skateboard in Smithfield, Va., July 26, 2017.

April 4, 2018

World record holder carries skateboarding values into Air Force

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — “I guess they thought it was just a phase,” said U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Whitehurst, thinking back to how wrong his parents were when they bought him his first skateboard as a Christmas gift.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten II, command chief of ACC, receives a mission brief from Airmen assigned to the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron during a tour of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Holmes and Batten were briefed on JBLE's Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Dec. 7, 2017

ACC commander visits JBLE Airmen, Soldiers

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten II, command chief of ACC, receives a mission brief from Airmen assigned to the 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron during a tour of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. Holmes and Batten were briefed on JBLE's Chemical Biological

U.S. Air Force Explosives Ordinance Disposal Airmen participate in a simulated unexploded ordnance evaluation training during Operation Llama Fury 3.0 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Aug. 9, 2017. Seven different bases from three different Air Force major commands, as well as the Norfolk, Va., bomb squad, attended the five-day training which honed in on techniques that are evaluated on a monthly and yearly basis to maintain skill levels (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

Aug. 18, 2017

Air Force EOD trains to increase readiness

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Explosives Ordinance Disposal technicians from around the U.S. Air Force participated in Operation Llama Fury 3.0, an EOD-specific exercise, Aug. 7-11, 2017, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.