Forum: General F-22A Raptor forum

There are two F-22 squadron in Hoffman base before.

but, it's said that one squadron was disbanded, the other was moved to Tyndall base.
is it true?

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F-22 Raptor

Air Force officials went on record last year in support of putting the F-22s together. They argued that consolidation would save money and better align the fighter force since Congress has capped the number of F22s at 188 and nearly 250 F-15s and F-16s are headed to the boneyard.

Holloman became a candidate to relinquish its F-22s because its role of training pilots and sensor operators of remote-controlled aircraft grew.

The new plan calls for one of Holloman's two F-22 squadrons to move to Tyndall, already home to the service's lone F-22 training squadron. The new Tyndall squadron will fly operational missions. The Air Force did not say which F-22 squadron will move.

Adding an F-22 squadron to Tyndall assuages lawmakers who were concerned that Tyndall - with just one flying squadron - would be vulnerable in future drawdowns.

The second Holloman F-22 squadron will be deactivated. Six planes each will go to F-22 units at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., gets the remaining pair of F-22s for combat training and testing.

The 7th FS is still there and is still flying their jets. Not sure when they're slated to leave/disband though.

http://www.newsherald.com/articles/new- ... a-22s.html this should shed a little light.

The 44th FG/301st FS is also flying missions as well alongside the demons.

Word from a source working at Holloman is the Raptors will leave next Spring.

So which squadron is in the UAE?

Or they could be given to the Oregon ANG? This move would leave the continental west coast Raptor-free.

Forum: General F-22A Raptor forum

There are no F-22s in Holloman now?