Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Author: Mark A. Chambers
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467125431

Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) has served for over 100 years as a cornerstone of American military aviation. The base has served as a flight test center for US Navy seaplanes and observation/spotter aircraft, as well as the ill-fated Roma airship. Additionally, JBLE was one of the first US Air Force (USAF) bases to operate the advanced Lockheed F-22 Raptor. In 1921, Langley Field served as the launching point for Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell's US Army Air Service efforts in historic battleship bombing flight experiments. Prior to World War II, Langley Field became the first US Army Air Corps base to operate the Boeing YB-17, prototype of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress. During the latter half of the 20th century, Langley Air Force Base served as the headquarters for the Tactical Air Command (TAC) and the Air Combat Command (ACC). JBLE still serves as ACC headquarters.

Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Author: Mark A. Chambers
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-06-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439661057

Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) has served for over 100 years as a cornerstone of American military aviation. The base has served as a flight test center for US Navy seaplanes and observation/spotter aircraft, as well as the ill-fated Roma airship. Additionally, JBLE was one of the first US Air Force (USAF) bases to operate the advanced Lockheed F-22 Raptor. In 1921, Langley Field served as the launching point for Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell's US Army Air Service efforts in historic battleship bombing flight experiments. Prior to World War II, Langley Field became the first US Army Air Corps base to operate the Boeing YB-17, prototype of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress. During the latter half of the 20th century, Langley Air Force Base served as the headquarters for the Tactical Air Command (TAC) and the Air Combat Command (ACC). JBLE still serves as ACC headquarters.

Joint Bases of the United States Military

Joint Bases of the United States Military
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230799698

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Joint base (United States military), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Joint Base Andrews, Joint Base Balad, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Joint Base San Antonio, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Joint Region Marianas. Excerpt: Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base is named for Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884-1943), former Commanding General of United States Forces in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Andrews is widely known for serving as the home base of two Boeing VC-25A aircraft with the call sign Air Force One that serve the President of the United States. For statistical purposes the base is delineated as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau. As of the 2010 census, the resident population was 2,973. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force Andrews Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Air Facility Washington which were merged on 1 October 2009. Joint Base Andrews 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 facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single Joint Base, one of 12 formed in the United States as a result of the law. The host unit at Andrews is the 11th Wing (11 WG), assigned to the Air Force District of Washington. A non-flying wing, the 11 WG is responsible for maintaining...