UD Air Force ROTC cadets recently toured Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.

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University's AFROTC cadets visit Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia

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9:31 a.m., Feb. 23, 2015--The mission of the Air Force ROTC is to train and prepare undergraduate college students for service as active duty Air Force officers, and University of Delaware cadets returned to campus in late January to experience life on an active duty base. 

The cadets of UD’s AFROTC Detachment 128 visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.

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Langley Air Force Base is the headquarters of Air Combat Command, the largest Major Command in the U.S. Air Force.

During the visit, cadets gained insight into the various Air Force career fields. These included security forces, civil engineering, cyber warfare, intelligence and pilot.

Cadets visited the 633d Air Base Wing as well as the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing. 

The prospective officers were able to meet with and learn from current active duty T-38 pilots of the 1st Fighter Wing. 

T-38s have been used over the years to simulate Russian-built MiG aircraft, which today are used by countries like China, Iran and North Korea. Simulating MiGs is important to the training the F-22 Raptor pilots. 

Senior Cadet Dylan Lecce is slated to attend the world’s only multinational combat pilot training program at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas after graduation this May. The jet pilot training program brings together select service members from 28 North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries for fighter pilot training. 

When discussing the T-38 aircraft, Lecce said, “The most surprising thing to me was that some of the T-38s in use were over 50 years old. The particular one that I toured was built in 1962.” 

Cadets who visited the Security Forces Squadron were able to spend time with the military working dogs and familiarize themselves with some of the group’s different armed weapons. 

The 633d Civil Engineering Squadron demonstrated various types of equipment and allowed cadets to operate it. Cadets also visited the base’s explosives ordinance disposal (EOD) personnel, who showed them the bomb disarming robot and the bomb suits. 

The base visit is part of a larger detachment improvement initiative to leverage available resources for value added training opportunities. This includes interaction with current officers in Air Force jobs specialties cadets want to enter upon graduation. 

During the visit, cadets were able to meet with and follow numerous officers to learn about active life and job requirements. 

Air Force ROTC is seeking qualified cadets for its program. The 128th Cadet Wing is headquartered at 314 Wyoming Road. For those interested, the recruiting officer, Capt. Timothy Marriner, can be reached at marriner@udel.edu or by calling 302-831-2863.

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