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Encyclopedia > Langley AFB

Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia is home of Air Combat Command, leading the premier combat air forces of the world. The base is named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley.


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ATSDR - PHA - Langley Air Force Base and Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, York County, Virginia (2631 words)
Langley AFB and NASA LaRC are situated on the former plantation of George Wythe, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (NASA LaRC, 1996).
Langley AFB occupies 3,152 acres and is bounded by the city of Hampton on the south, NASA LaRC on the west, and the northwest and southwest branches of the Back River to the north, south, and east (Figures 1 and 2).
Langley AFB and NASA LaRC are underlain by approximately 2,000 feet of layered, mostly unconsolidated sedimentary deposits (Foster Wheeler, 1996; Radian, 1996).
Langley AFB, Virginia (2180 words)
Langley Air Force Base, Va., is among the oldest continuously active air bases in the United States.
Langley units played a vital role in the sinking of enemy submarines off the United States coast during the war.
Langley AFB’s quantitative military value score compared to the Fort Eustis quantitative military value score was a clear margin for Fort Eustis.
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