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  • F-22 Raptor Demo Team names new pilot to soar into 2025 air show season

    Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new F-22 Demonstration Team Pilot ahead of the 2025 air show season during a certification flight on January 24, 2025, Langley Air Force Base, VA.Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, 27th Fighter Squadron will be replacing Maj. Samuel “RaZZ”

  • Mitchell Trophy Air Race Returns: Honoring 1 FW Legacy and Innovation

    The Mitchell Trophy Air Race is returning this year, challenging some of the Air Force's oldest and premier squadrons in a competition that has not taken place since 1936. This historic event will test the readiness, planning, and operational skills of the entire 1st Fighter Wing, specifically

  • 1st Munitions Squadron gunning for top spot

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Munitions Squadron competed in the Air Force Combat Operation Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 5, 2024. The AFCOCOMP is an annual competition within the munitions community that allows munitions systems specialists to showcase their

  • 71st FS kicks off inaugural F-22 basic flying course

    The future F-22 pilots are assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron and will undergo a multi-phased training approach combining academics, simulator training, and in-flight instruction. New F-22 pilots will complete the nine-month long F-22 Basic Flying Course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

  • F-22 Raptors demonstrate air superiority in CENTCOM

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, recently deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of support and capability in the region.