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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,...

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...

An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]

An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]

An F/A-22 Raptor flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]

F/A-22A Raptor #91-4005 flies a training mission over California. [U.S. Air Force photo]

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...

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...

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...