Jan 11, 2023 · 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.

The 71st Fighter Squadron (71 FS) is an active squadron of the United States Air Force, part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing. Stationed at Joint Base Langley–Eustis , Virginia, the squadron serves as a training unit, flying the F-22 Raptor .

Mar 30, 2023 · In another historic milestone for the 1st Fighter Wing, the 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.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Air Force Col. Brandon Tellez, 1st Operations Group commander, inspects the 71st Fighter Squadron guide-on during the unit’s reactivation at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan 6, 2023. The 71st FS was...

Jan 11, 2023 · The 71st FS and 71st FGS are home to the F-22 Raptors and are tasked with training the next generation of pilots and maintaining aircraft superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Bithell)

Jan 14, 2023 · On Jan. 6, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, the 1st Fighter Wing held a unique event combining two squadron activations and two assumptions of command. The 71st Fighter Squadron, which had been inactive, was reactivated, and the 71st Fighter Generation Squadron was established.

Mar 30, 2023 · Evers and Lt. Col. Andrew Gray, 71st Fighter Squadron commander, flew the first two aircraft from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, tails AF040 and AF042, to JBLE, where they will be assigned to the 71st, the new home of the F-22 Formal Training Unit.

Sep 2, 2010 · The 71st Fighter Squadron, also referred to as the Ironmen, generated over 4,000 sorties and logged over 5,400 flight hours annually, while Langley Airmen were flying, repairing, fueling, and prepping the jets for every sortie.

On 6 January 2023, the 1st Fighter Wing reactivated the 71st Fighter Squadron "Ironmen" during a ceremony on Joint Base Langley-Eustis (VA). The Ironmen will now serve as the Formal Training Unit (FTU) for USAF's F-22A Raptor.

Apr 5, 2023 · On March 29, 2023, history was made as the 71st Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing welcomed its first two F-22s, # AF040 and AF042, to their new home on Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.