Langley Air Force Base
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Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the entry of the
Langley Air Force Base as seen from over Chesapeake Bay
Langley Field in 1920
A YB-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew receiving instructions at Langley, May 1942
94th Fighter Squadron F-22As approaching Langley Air Force Base
From January 28 to February 4, 2023, a high-altitude balloon originating from China flew across North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. On February
Langley Air Force Base
…into a single joint base, one of 12 formed in the United States as a result of the law. On February 4, 2023, an F-22 Raptor took off from the base and shot down a Chinese balloon, marking the jet's first-ever combat air kill. The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority…
The balloon photographed over the Central United States from a U.S. Air Force U-2S Dragon Lady on February 3
The balloon photographed over Billings, Montana, on February 1
A U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot takes a picture somewhere over the Central Continental U.S.; the balloon is in the background
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a portion of the balloon from the Atlantic.