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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]