Col. Thomas W. Bergeson will assume command of the 3rd Wing on Aug. 18, thus becoming the 100th commander at Elmendorf AFB.
Now that the arrival ceremonies are over and the anticipation has subsided with the F-22A Raptor, Holloman AFB Airmen are on an aggressive training schedule to prepare them for combat operations.
Capt. Jammie Jamieson left the state of Washington with a fledgling love of flying. This weekend she returns as the first female operational and combat-ready pilot of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, the F-22A Raptor.
Air Combat Command's F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team successfully completed the first ever trans-Atlantic deployment for the F-22 Raptor July 15.
The Honolulu Advertiser reports that Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii expects to recieve the first 2 of 20 F-22s in June of 2010.
In another display of America's obligation to fulfill security requirements in the Asia Pacific region, the US Air Force deployed F-22A Raptors from the 90th FS, also known as "Pair-O-Dice," this week.
Five F-22A Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, on July 20, 2008.
On July 11, the 411th Flight Test Squadron passed a milestone as an F-22 Raptor travelling at supersonic speed dropped a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb for the first time.
Six F-22 Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are set to deploy to Andersen AFB, Guam, July 18 to Aug. 2.
An integrated team of Raptor pilots from the 71st and 94th Fighter Squadrons and more than 130 maintainers left July 12 in support of Combat Archer at Tyndall AFB.
Three F-22 Raptors from Langley AFB are scheduled to make the jet's first trans-Atlantic flight to participate in an air show in the United Kingdom.
On the heels of the arrival of Holloman's first two F-22A Raptors, the 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander popped in to see how things were going.
F-22 Raptor pilots will have the edge in combat thanks to training provided by 4th Fighter Wing Airmen deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., June 13.
The Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing is the first ANG unit to use the F-22 in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
Air Force Reserve Command officials announced June 6 that a second F-22 Raptor fighter squadron will be established at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
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