F-22 Photographs



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    A1C Richard Alexander marshals in Lt. Col. Wade Tolliver as he delivers the second permanent F/A-22 Raptor at Langley AFB June 8. Langley AFB's third Raptor also arrived June 8. Colonel Tolliver is the 27th Fighter Squadron director of operations, and Airman Alexander is an F/A-22 assistant crew chief. [USAF photo by TSgt. Ben Bloker]
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    Lt. Col. James Hecker (Sqn commander) delivers the first operational F/A-22 Raptor to its permanent home at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Tail number 4042 marks the first of 26 Raptors to be delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
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    Langley's first operational F/A-22 Raptor #4042 touches down at Langley AFB on May 12th. This is the first of 26 Raptors to be delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron. The Raptor program is managed by the F/A-22 System Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Travis Aston]
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    Lt. Col James Hecker, the 27th Fighter Squadron commander, delivers the first operational F/A-22 Raptor #03-4042 to its permanent home at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on May 12, 2005. [USAF photo by TSgt Ben Bloker]
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    An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying here April 27. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike Decuir, the Air Combat Command operations director, and Capt. Jason Costello, a 1st Fighter Wing demonstration team pilot. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
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    An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying April 27 off the coast of Langley Air Force Base, Va. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike Decuir, the Air Combat Command operations director, and Capt. Jason Costello, a 1st Fighter Wing demonstration team pilot. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
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    An F-15 Eagle banks left while an F/A-22 Raptor flies in formation en route to a training area off the coastline of Virginia on April 5. The 27th Fighter Squadron is performing regular operations with two Raptors on loan from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The first Langley AFB, Va., F-22 is due to arrive within the next month. The F-15 is assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
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    F/A-22A Raptor #02-4029, foreground, flies in formation with two F-15 Eagles en route to a training area off the coast of Virginia on April 5. The F/A-22 is assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron and the F-15s are assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, both at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The Raptor is on loan from Tyndall AFB, Fla. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    F/A-22A Raptor #91-4005 flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    Lt. Col. James Hecker, selected to command the first active F/A-22 Squadron, stands in front of the Raptor that he flew from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Jan. 18. The aircraft will be the first combat ready F/A-22 Raptor used for mission sorties. Lt. Col. Hecker is the 27th Fighter Squadron commander. [U.S. Air Force photo By Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers]
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    Three F/A-22 Raptors taxi on the flightline at Tyndall AFB Jan. 7 as they arrive at their new home from the production plant in Marietta, Ga. Five new Raptors now call the 43rd Fighter Squadron home, increasing the squadron's inventory to 18 aircraft. [U.S. Air Force photo by Isaac Gibson]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor (foreground) and an F-15 Eagle fly over Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 7. It was the Raptor's final flight before landing at its new home here. The F/A-22 will be used as a training tool to keep 1st Fighter Wing maintainers proficient on the Raptor. The wing's 27th Fighter Squadron pilots will begin flying operational missions later this month when the second Raptor arrives. [Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Keith Reed]