Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Photo of Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson shaking hands with commander of Air Combat Command Gen. Mike Holmes' wife Sara during her visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.Wilson: Joint Base Langley-Eustis readiness key to lethality of force
                        
                        
                        Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, introduces his wife Sara to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, during Wilson's visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Aug. 3, 2017. Wilson met with ACC and JBLE senior leaders and spoke with Airmen on the unique capabilities JBLE has to offer to the Air Force’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin O. Leslie)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Photo of Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson meeting with 1st Fighter Wing pilots during her visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.Wilson: Joint Base Langley-Eustis readiness key to lethality of force
                        
                        
                        Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson meets with 1st Fighter Wing pilots during her visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Aug. 3, 2017. The 1st FW is the Air Force's largest operational F-22 unit. Wilson spoke directly to pilots to get a better sense of why retention has become a major issue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin O. Leslie)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res

SecAF visits JB Langley Eustis, discusses readiness, retentionPublished Aug. 4, 2017
                    
                    
                    633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va . (AFNS) --**Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Aug. 3, 2017, where she met with Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, and visited the 1st Fighter Wing and 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.
"We must restore the readiness of the force," said Wilson. "The men and women at Langley Air Force Base are critical to maintaining and improving our lethality in the air."
During her trip, Wilson met with three groups of pilots to learn more about retention, one of the keys to readiness.
Wilson said readiness starts with Airmen.
"We need to be able to win any fight, any time," she said. "Readiness isn't about our ability to go to war, but how many Airmen will come home because we have prepared them to win."
Langley AFB is home to the Air Force's largest operational F-22 unit, the 1st FW. During her visit, Wilson spoke directly to pilots to get a better sense of why retention has become a major issue.
"I want to know what we can do better to revitalize squadrons as the core fighting unit in our Air Force," she said.SecAF 



Heather Wilson 



JB Langley Eustis 



Top 3 



1st FW 



readiness 



pilot retention 



480th ISRW Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF Kendall visits Bangor ANG Base
                    
                    Vice President Harris congratulates USAFA Class of ‘24
                    
                    Senate confirms Melissa Dalton as next Under Secretary of the Air Force
                    
                    ‘One Team, One Fight’: SecAF visits Keesler AFB
                    
                    SecAF Kendall experiences VISTA of future flight test at Edwards AFBInnovation
                AFSFC reaches final phase of fielding Model Defender gear
                    
                    Around the Air Force: PCS Allowances, Air Task Forces, All-Volunteer Force
                    
                    AFIMSC focuses I-WEPTAC topics on GPC solutions
                    
                    Optimizing AI, Air University hosts Artificial Intelligence Symposium
                    
                    AFIMSC tools deliver data-driven solutions across DAFMAJCOM News
                AFMC to expand AcqDemo workforce
                    
                    AFMC empowers small businesses for Air Force reoptimization
                    
                    Acquisition Instructor Course Class 25A open for nominations
                    
                    Air Guard leaders host 2024 Wing Leader Conference
                    
                    Referral bonuses aim to help fill mission-critical vacancies
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil