Joint Base Langley–Eustis

{{short description|US military joint service installation near Hampton, Virginia, United States}}

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| name = Joint Base Langley–Eustis

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| location = Newport News, Virginia

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| country = the United States of America

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| alt = An aerial view of the airfield of Joint Base Langley–Eustis in 2011

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| type = U.S. military Joint Base

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|04|58|N|076|21|38|W|name=Joint Base Langley–Eustis-AF|display=inline,title}} (Air Base)
{{Coord|37|09|33|N|076|34|30|W|name=Joint Base Langley–Eustis-Army}} (Army Base)

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| ownership = Department of Defense

| operator = US Air Force

| controlledby = Air Combat Command (ACC)

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| built = 1917 (as Langley Field and 1918 (as Camp Abraham Eustis)

| used = {{Start date|2010}} – present (as Joint Base)

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| current_commander = Colonel Clinton A. Ross (USAF)

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| garrison = 633rd Air Base Wing (Host)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.jble.af.mil/}}

| IATA = LFI/FAF

| ICAO = KLFI/KFAF

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| WMO = 745980

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| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1913/00185ad.pdf#nameddest=(LFI)|title=Airport Diagram – Langley AFB (KLFI)|date=5 December 2019|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=16 December 2019}}

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Joint Base Langley–Eustis {{airport codes|LFI/FAF{{efn|The IATA code for Langley AFB is LFI, the IATA code for Felker AAF is FAF.}}|KLFI/KFAF{{efn|The ICAO code for Langley AFB is KLFI, the ICAO code for Felker AAF is KFAF.}}|LFI/FAF{{efn|The FAA code for Langley AFB is LFI, the FAA code for Felker AAF is FAF.}}}} 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.[https://www.jble.af.mil/units/ Joint Base Langley–Eustis Units] The installation assumed its full operational capability (FOC) in October 2010.[https://www.jble.af.mil Public Affairs: Joint Base Langley-Eustis] 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.[http://www.eustis.army.mil/ Fort Eustis homepage - official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411115404/http://www.eustis.army.mil/ |date=2007-04-11 }}

Based units

Notable units based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.{{Cite web |title=Langley AFB |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/Units/Air-Force/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.jble.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=Ft. Eustis |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/Units/Army/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.jble.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=1st Fighter Wing |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Units/Langley-AFB/1st-Fighter-Wing/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.jble.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=480th ISR Wing |url=https://www.16af.af.mil/Units/480ISRW/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.16af.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=633rd ABW |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/Units/Air-Force/633rd-ABW/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.jble.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=363d ISR Wing |url=https://www.16af.af.mil/Units/363ISRW/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.16af.af.mil}}{{Cite web |last=Hyatt |first=Anthony |date=2022-02-03 |title=15th Intelligence Squadron inactivates, 20th IS Detachment 1 activates to provide specialized analysis and SIGINT capabilities |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/413933/15th-intelligence-squadron-inactivates-20th-detachment-1-activates-provide-specialized-analysis-and-sigint-capabilities |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=DVIDS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=605th Test and Evaluation Squadron |url=https://www.505ccw.acc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/376125/605th-test-and-evaluation-squadron/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.505ccw.acc.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=The 362nd TRS, Det 1: The Air Force |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/260517/the-362nd-trs-det-1-the-air-forces-hh-60-flight-line-warriors/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.jble.af.mil |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=U.S. Air Force Bands |url=https://www.music.af.mil/bands/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.music.af.mil}}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-10 |title=Wing Fact Sheet 655th ISRW |url=https://www.445aw.afrc.af.mil/Portals/117/Documents/Fact%20Sheets/AFR%20Wing%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20655%20ISRW_April%202019.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828033027/https://www.445aw.afrc.af.mil/Portals/117/Documents/Fact%20Sheets/AFR%20Wing%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20655%20ISRW_April%202019.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-28 |access-date=2022-03-10}}{{Cite web |title=710th Combat Operations Squadron |url=https://www.10af.afrc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1164423/710th-combat-operations-squadron/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.10af.afrc.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=Units |url=https://www.960cyber.afrc.af.mil/About-Us/Units/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.960cyber.afrc.af.mi}}{{Cite web |last=Tinsley |first=Ceaira |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3065803/1st-fighter-wing-activates-27th-and-94th-fighter-generation-squadrons/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |title=1st Fighter Wing activates the 27th and 94th Fighter Generation Squadrons}}{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Elaine |url=https://www.jble.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/258721/acc-css-holds-redesignation-inactivation-change-of-command/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |title=ACC CSS holds redesignation, inactivation, change of command}}{{Cite web |title=635th Supply Chain Operations Wing |url=https://www.scott.af.mil/Units/635-SCOW/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.scott.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=192nd Wing |url=https://www.192fw.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1467492/192nd-wing/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=192nd Wing |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |title=192nd Operations Group |url=https://www.192wg.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1472280/192nd-operations-group/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.192wg.ang.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=192nd Maintenance Group |url=https://www.192wg.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1472980/192nd-maintenance-group/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.192wg.ang.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=192nd Mission Support Group|url=https://www.192wg.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1472968/192nd-mission-support-group/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.192wg.ang.af.mil}}{{Cite web |title=Langley Composite Squadron |url=https://sites.google.com/site/langleycap |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Langley Composite Squadron |language=en-US |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323162402/https://sites.google.com/site/langleycap |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center > About Us |url=https://www.alsa.mil/About-Us/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.alsa.mil}}{{Cite web |title=Langley Research Center |url=https://www.nasa.gov/langley |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.nasa.gov|date=25 March 2015 }}

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.