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  • 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

  • WWI Ace Capt. Hamilton Coolidge is reinterred in Chevières After 106 Years

    Capt. Hamilton Coolidge, a World War I flying ace from the 94th Aero Squadron and the third great-grandson of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, was reinterred in the village of Chevières, France, on Sept. 15, 2024, where he was shot down during an aerial engagement 106 years ago. The reinterment was

  • Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3: Creating Mission Ready Airmen

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9RW), Beale Air Force Base, participated in Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 throughout Southern California from July 31 to Aug. 11. This year’s iteration included the command and control Force Elements from the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, and the 9 RW. Exercise AGILE FLAG

  • 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.

  • 94th FS and 94th FGS makes history at WSEP 22-12

    The 94th Fighter Squadron and 94th Fighter Generation Squadron assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, broke the record for the most air-to-air missiles loaded and employed by an F-22 Raptor unit during the two-week-long Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air

  • Maintainers: Keeping the F-22 in the fight

    When a car doesn’t run properly, it gets taken to a mechanic. When a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor needs a check, there isn’t time to send it to a shop. That’s where aircraft maintainers from the 1st Fighter Wing, 192nd Wing, and 1st Maintenance Squadron make their living.

  • 1st Fighter Wing Raptors deploy to support WestPac

    A contingent of 94th Fighter Squadron Airmen and F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to conduct missions in the Western Pacific. By working alongside allied and joint partner air forces, WestPac aims to

  • Airmen come together for Combat Archer exercise

    The 325th Fighter Wing is approaching the conclusion of Combat Archer 19-8 that was conducted in conjunction with the on-going Checkered Flag 19-1 exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 6-17, 2019. Combat Archer, also known as the Weapons Systems Evaluation Program, is the Department of

  • FEATURE: A Typical Monday Morning

    Taking a single-seat fighter across the ocean can prove exceptionally challenging when faced with compounding emergency procedures. The mantra of aviate, navigate and communicate takes on a whole new meaning when faced with engine and electrical malfunctions at night, over the ocean, far from divert

  • JBLE Airmen return from frontline

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing and the 192nd Fighter Wing returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, from a deployment to the Middle East on Oct. 9, 2018.

  • Siblings sworn to serve

    Family lineage unveiled a career path for a pair of siblings raised in a military household. Traveling from post to post, their father, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, set a precedence for service before self. With a family history tracing back to the American Revolution, military service