March 30, 2023 71st Fighter Squadron receives first F-22s The 1st Fighter Wing and 71st Fighter Squadron welcomed its first two F-22 Raptors, tails AF040 and AF042, from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to their new home on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2023.
March 10, 2023 Inspector General’s evaluate readiness at Langley AFB Air Combat Command’s Inspector General evaluated the 633rd Air Base Wing, 1st Fighter Wing and 192nd Wing during a readiness exercise on February 27th through March 1, 2023.
March 1, 2023 F-22 Raptor FTU begins move to JBLE Gen. Mark Kelly, commander, Air Combat Command, signed a memorandum, Jan. 20, directing the stand-up of the F-22 Raptor Formal Training Unit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Feb. 4, 2023 F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a written statement.
Jan. 11, 2023 Welcome back: 71st FS rejoins America’s First Team, 71st FGS activates In a unique event combining two squadron activations and two assumptions of command, the 1st Fighter Wing reactivated the 71st Fighter Squadron and established the 71st Fighter Generation Squadron during a ceremony on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 6, 2023.
Dec. 9, 2022 F-22 Raptor Demo Team announces new pilot for 2023 air show season Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new F-22 Demonstration Team Pilot on Dec. 9, 2022, ahead of the 2023 air show season. Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson will be replacing Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson as the commander and pilot of the F-22 Demonstration Team.