Joint Base Langley–Eustis is a United States military facility located adjacent to
Hampton and
Newport News, Virginia
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. The base is an amalgamation of the
United States Air Force
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's
Langley Air Force Base and the
United States Army
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's
Fort Eustis which were merged on 1 October 2010. The base was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005
Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) was a process by a Federal government of the United States, United States federal government commission to increase the efficiency of the United States Department of Defense by coordinating the realignment and ...
. The legislation ordered the consolidation of the two facilities which were nearby, but separate military installations, into a single
Joint Base, one of 12 formed in the United States as a result of the law.
Unlike other joint bases that share common perimeters, the two components are geographically separated by 17 miles. In January 2010, the Air Force reactivated the
633rd Air Base Wing to assume host unit and installation support functions at each location.
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The installation assumed its full operational capability (FOC) in October 2010. The 633rd ABW commander is Col Gregory Beaulieu, and Chief Master Sgt. Kennon D. Arnold is its command chief master sergeant. The 633rd ABW is responsible to Air Combat Command.
Langley Air Force Base
Langley Air Force Base is the first half of Joint Base Langley–Eustis and is home to JBLE's Air Force units. With the 633rd Air Base Wing as its host unit, this portion of the base is home to three fighter squadrons, one fighter training squadron, and several intelligence units and other non-flying units.
Langley also hosts the Headquarters of
Air Combat Command
The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
(ACC).
Langley is also home to the
F-22 Raptor Demo Team. This team, who travels all over the world performing different maneuvers used in air combat, is used to help recruit for the United States Air Force. Performing in
airshows and other special events all around the world, the squadron is the only demonstration team in the world to use the
F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was de ...
.
Fort Eustis
Fort Eustis, a historic Army installation and the second half of Joint Base Langley–Eustis, is an area to train service members in transportation, aviation maintenance, logistics and deployment doctrine with its diverse landscape and easy access to the James River.
The installation is the training ground for the majority of the transportation
MOSs (with the exception of the 88M truck driver specialty located at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.) and all of the helicopter maintenance technicians. It is the home of the Transportation Regiment, and received the transfer of some activities that were conducted at
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth o ...
, which was decommissioned on September 15, 2011 under
BRAC.
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Based units
Notable units based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
United States Air Force
Air Combat Command
The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
(ACC)
* Headquarters Air Combat Command
** ACC Communications Support Squadron
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Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Forc ...
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633rd Air Base Wing (Host Unit)
**** 633rd Air Base Wing Staff Agencies
**** 633rd Comptroller Squadron
**** 633rd Medical Group
***** 633rd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
***** 633rd Dental Squadron
***** 633rd Healthcare Operations Squadron
***** 633rd Medical Support Squadron
***** 633rd Surgical Operations Squadron
**** 633rd Mission Support Group
***** 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron
***** 633rd Communications Squadron
***** 633rd Contracting Squadron
***** 633rd Logistics Readiness Squadron
***** 633rd Force Support Squadron
***** 633rd Security Forces Squadron
**** 733rd Mission Support Group
***** 733rd Civil Engineer Squadron
***** 733rd Force Support Squadron
***** 733rd Security Forces Squadron
***** 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron
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1st Fighter Wing
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1st Operations Group
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27th Fighter Squadron –
F-22 Raptor
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94th Fighter Squadron – F-22 Raptor
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71st Fighter Training Squadron 071 may refer to:
* Type 071 amphibious transport dock
* Type 071 icebreaker
See also
* 71 (disambiguation)
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T-38 Talon
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F-22 Raptor Demo Team - F-22 Raptor
***** 1st Operations Support Squadron
**** 1st Maintenance Group
***** 27th Fighter Generation Squadron
***** 94th Fighter Generation Squadron
***** 1st Munitions Squadron
***** 1st Maintenance Squadron
***** 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron
***** 1st Component Maintenance Squadron
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Sixteenth Air Force
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363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group
***** 17th Intelligence Squadron
***** 36th Intelligence Squadron
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20th Intelligence Squadron, Detachment 1
***** 363rd Intelligence Support Squadron
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480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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27th Intelligence Squadron
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497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
The United States Air Force's 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia.
Mission
The 497th Group delivers real-time high-confidence intelligence, surveill ...
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10th Intelligence Squadron
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30th Intelligence Squadron
The 30th Intelligence Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and operating Distributed Ground Station-1 in association with military reserve force, reserve and Virginia Air National Guar ...
***** 45th Intelligence Squadron
***** 497th Operations Support Squadron
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688th Cyberspace Wing
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690th Cyberspace Operations Group
***** 83rd Network Operations Squadron (GSU)
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United States Air Force Warfare Center
The United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, reports directly to Air Combat Command. The center was founded on 1 September 1966, as the U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center. It was renamed t ...
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505th Command and Control Wing
*** 505th Test and Training Group
**** 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Operating Location Alpha (GSU)
Air Education and Training Command
The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is one of the nine List of major commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force. It was esta ...
(AETC)
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Second Air Force
The Second Air Force (2 AF; ''2d Air Force'' in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers. In World War II the CONUS unit defended ...
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82nd Training Wing
*** 82nd Training Group
**** 362nd Training Squadron, Detachment 1 (GSU)
Air Force Materiel Command
The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). AFMC was created on July 1, 1992, through the amalgamation of the former Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and the former Air Force System ...
(AFMC)
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635th Supply Chain Operations Wing
*** 735th Supply Chain Operations Group (GSU)
**** 438th Supply Chain Operations Squadron
**** 439th Supply Chain Operations Squadron
**** 440th Supply Chain Operations Squadron
**** 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron
United States Air Force Band
* The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
(AFRC)
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Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California.
4 AF directs the activities and supervises the training of more than 30,000 Air Force Reserv ...
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940th Air Refueling Wing
*** 940th Operations Group
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710th Combat Operations Squadron (GSU)
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Tenth Air Force
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655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
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755th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (GSU)
**** 42nd Intelligence Squadron
**** 63rd Intelligence Squadron
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718th Intelligence Squadron
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960th Cyberspace Wing
*** 860th Cyberspace Operations Group
**** 51st Network Operations Squadron (GSU)
Air National Guard
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(ANG)
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Virginia Air National Guard
The Virginia Air National Guard (VA ANG) is the aerial militia of the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Virginia Army National Guard an ...
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192nd Wing
*** 192nd Operations Group
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149th Fighter Squadron - F-22 Raptor
**** 192nd Intelligence Squadron
**** 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron
**** 192nd Operations Support Squadron
*** 192nd Maintenance Group
**** 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
**** 192nd Maintenance Squadron
**** 192nd Maintenance Operations Flight
*** 192nd Mission Support Group
**** 192nd Support Squadron
**** 192nd Security Forces Squadron
*** 192nd Medical Group
Civil Air Patrol
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(CAP)
* Mid-Atlantic Region
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Virginia Wing
*** Group 2
**** Langley Composite Squadron (MAR-VA-025) (GSU)
United States Army
United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
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XVIII Airborne Corps
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is r ...
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7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) (GSU)
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10th Transportation Battalion
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11th Transportation Battalion
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53rd Movement Control Battalion
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)
* 597th Transportation Brigade
** 832nd Transportation Battalion
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
* Headquarters United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
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United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence
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128th Aviation Brigade (GSU)
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210th Aviation Regiment
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222nd Aviation Regiment
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
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Aviation Technology Office (ATO/AVTEG)
United States Coast Guard
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Port Security Unit 305
Department of Defense
Air Land Sea Space Application Center (ALSSA)
United States Northern Command
The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is one of eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with providing military support for Civil authority, non-military authorities in t ...
(USNORTHCOM)
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Joint Task Force – Civil Support (JTF-CS)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Langley Research Center
The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. LaRC has focused primarily on aeronautical research but has also ...
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