U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Shower lifts off late in the day, Oct. 17, 2005, from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during exercise Combat Hammer. Shower is a Raptor pilot attached to the 27th Fighter Squadron, the Air Force's first operational F/A-22 squadron. [USAF Photo by TSgt. Ben Bloker]
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News: F-22 puts munitions to test during Combat Hammer [2007-08-24]
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