Joint Base Langley–Eustis
Joint Base Langley–Eustis | |||||||
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Newport News, Virginia in the United States of America | |||||||
![]() Aerial view of the airfield of Joint Base Langley–Eustis in 2011 | |||||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 15km 10miles ![]() Langley Air Force Base ![]() Fort Eustis 37°04′58″N 076°21′38″W / 37.08278°N 76.36056°W / 37.08278; -76.36056 (Joint Base Langley–Eustis-AF) (Air Base) 37°09′33″N 076°34′30″W / 37.15917°N 76.57500°W / 37.15917; -76.57500 (Joint Base Langley–Eustis-Army) (Army Base) | |||||||
Type | U.S. military Joint Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1917 (as Langley Field and 1918 (as Camp Abraham Eustis) | ||||||
In use | 2010 (2010) – present (as Joint Base) | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Colonel Clinton A. Ross (USAF) | ||||||
Garrison | 633rd Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: LFI/FAF, ICAO: KLFI/KFAF, FAA LID: LFI/FAF, WMO: 745980 | ||||||
Elevation | 8 feet (2 m) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Joint Base Langley–Eustis (IATA: LFI/FAF[a], ICAO: KLFI/KFAF[b], FAA LID: LFI/FAF[c]) is a United States military facility located adjacent to Hampton and Newport News, Virginia. The base is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force's Langley Air Force Base and the United States Army'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. 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.[2] The installation assumed its full operational capability (FOC) in October 2010.[3] 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 (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.
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, which was decommissioned on September 15, 2011 under BRAC.[4]
Based units
Notable units based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
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 ForceAir Combat Command (ACC)
Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
| Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Air National Guard (ANG)
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
United States ArmyUnited States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
United States Coast GuardDepartment of DefenseAir Land Sea Space Application Center (ALSSA) United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Notes
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ "Airport Diagram – Langley AFB (KLFI)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Joint Base Langley–Eustis Units Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Public Affairs: Joint Base Langley-Eustis
- ^ Fort Eustis homepage - official site Archived 2007-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Langley AFB". www.jble.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ft. Eustis". www.jble.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "1st Fighter Wing". www.jble.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "480th ISR Wing". www.16af.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "633rd ABW". www.jble.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "363d ISR Wing". www.16af.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Hyatt, Anthony (3 February 2022). "15th Intelligence Squadron inactivates, 20th IS Detachment 1 activates to provide specialized analysis and SIGINT capabilities". DVIDS. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "605th Test and Evaluation Squadron". www.505ccw.acc.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "The 362nd TRS, Det 1: The Air Force". www.jble.af.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Air Force Bands". www.music.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Wing Fact Sheet 655th ISRW" (PDF). 10 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "710th Combat Operations Squadron". www.10af.afrc.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Units". www.960cyber.afrc.af.mi. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Tinsley, Ceaira. "1st Fighter Wing activates the 27th and 94th Fighter Generation Squadrons". Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Elaine. "ACC CSS holds redesignation, inactivation, change of command". Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "635th Supply Chain Operations Wing". www.scott.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "192nd Wing". 192nd Wing. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "192nd Operations Group". www.192wg.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "192nd Maintenance Group". www.192wg.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "192nd Mission Support Group". www.192wg.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Langley Composite Squadron". Langley Composite Squadron. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center > About Us". www.alsa.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Langley Research Center". www.nasa.gov. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
External links
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- Official website
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LFI, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for LFI
- AirNav airport information for KLFI
- ASN accident history for LFI
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLFI
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