Joint Base Langley-Eustis

by Mark A. Chambers

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467125437
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/05/2017
Series:	Images of Modern America
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,028,859
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mark A. Chambers is a contract senior technical writer for NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He is the author of 12 aviation history books, including Arcadia Publishing's Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and NASA Kennedy Space Center.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Growing Army Air Service: 1896-1941 11

2 Winning a World War: 1942-1945 41

3 Communism and Quelling Cold War Tensions: 1946-1962 49

4 US Efforts in Vietnam and the Post-Vietnam Era: 1963-1980 55

5 "Peace through Strength" and the Langley Buildup: 1981-1989 61

6 Langley in an Era of Regional Conflicts: 1990-2000 71

7 The War on Terror, Iraq, and the Future: 2001-Present 83