1st Fighter Wing

Langley AFB 1975 - Present


An F-15C Eagle from the 1st Fighter Wing escorts an F-22 Raptor to Langley AFB during the centennial celebration of the Wright Brother's first flight, Oct 2003
(1 FW photo).

Four-Ship of F-15s fly over Langley AFB, VA (circa1999).
Note the F-15s parked on the ramp in the background. The 94th's eagles are on the left side of the ramp, the 27th's in the center, and the 71st's are not visible off to the right side of the ramp.(1 FW photo).

71 FS ops building rennovations, 10 April 1981
Row 1: Capt Doug Finch, Lt Melissa Crick, Capt Jim Holler, Capt Mike Boehme.
Row 2: Maj Ross Smith, Maj Rick Current, Maj Hank Johnson, A1C Tony Clark, Sgt Chuck Walton.
Row 3: Capt Gerry Christeson, Capt Lee Lesher, SSgt Ron Groce, LtCol Robert Mayo, A1C Tim Edmondson.
Row 4: Lt Mark Polansky, Capt Jim Bledsoe, Capt Tommy Ayers, Capt Dave McAlister, Capt Tom Osterman

(71 FS photo).

F-15 of the 1st Fighter Wing in a popular poster photograph, wet ramp at night.

F-15A of the 1st Fighter Wing (94th FS) taxis at Clark AFB in the Phillipines circa late 1970's/early 1980's. Mount Pinatubo, which erupted in 1992 and forced the closure of the base, is seen in the background.

Nose art on LtCol "Roach" Bledsoe's F-15, 71st FS "Ironman", 2002
(Photo by Pete Bartos).