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Hickam airmen exercise Rapid Raptor in Guam
Four F-22 Raptors from the 19th and 199th FS taxi prior to take-off on November 20 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Raptors executed a Rapid Raptor deployment, which is still in the proof-of-concept phase, to Andersen, AFB, Guam Nov. 20-24. [Hawaii ANG photo by SrA Orlando Corpuz]
Dec 03, 2014 - Airmen from the 15th and 154th Wings at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, exercised the newest approach to fighter employment Nov. 20-24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. [Read more...]
F-35 and F-22 combine capabilities in operational integration training mission
F-22 Raptors from the 94th FS, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th FS, Eglin AFB, fly in formation after completing an integration training mission over the Eglin Training Range, Florida on November 5, 2014. [USAF by photo MSgt. Shane A. Cuomo]
Nov 18, 2014 - The U.S. Air Force deployed four F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to Eglin Air Force Base, earlier this month for the unit's first operational integration training mission with the F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing [Read more...]
Hill's F-22 Raptor Depot Maintenance team wins DOD award
Skilled artisans from the F-22 Raptor Depot Maintenance Team install the night air-to-air refueling, or NAAR, modification on an F-22 in this 2007 file photo. F-22 work at Hill AFB began on April 3, 2006, and involved modifying the aircraft to add lights that improve NAAR capability. Eighteen jets were modified as part of the workload, with the first one completed on May 12, 2006. [Courtesy photo]
Sep 30, 2014 - Department of Defense officials announced Sept. 26, 2014, that the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor Depot Maintenance Team is the winner of the 2014 Robert T. Mason Award, which recognizes excellence in depot maintenance. [Read more...]
Tyndall graduates eight more F-22 Raptor pilots
F-22 Raptor B-course Class 14-BBR poses in front of an F-22 at Tyndall. Class members from left to right: 1st Lt. Eric Wallace, 1st Lt. Michael Sayers, 1st Lt. Michael Oliver, 1st Lt. Charlie Morris, 1st Lt. Justin Lennon, 1st Lt. Timothy Sattler, 1st Lt. Jeffrey Braden and 1st Lt. Patrick Ryan. [USAF Courtesy photo]
Aug 11, 2014 - The 43rd Fighter Squadron graduated eight F-22 Raptor B-course students in a ceremony August 9, 2014. [Read more...]
95th FS participates in first Red Flag as F-22 combat force
Three F-22 Raptors assigned to the 325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla., fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd ARS, Fairchild AFB, Wash., during Red Flag 14-3, July 17, 2014, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. [USAF photo by A1C Thomas Spangler]
Aug 04, 2014 - To sharpen their combat power skills, more than 120 personnel and 12 F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron completed two weeks of joint training at Nellis Air Force Base, ending July 25. [Read more...]
Tyndall AFB takes F-22 pilot training to next level
USAF LtCol. Jeffrey 'Cobra' Harrigian, Commander, 43rd FS, Tyndall AFB, flies USAF F-22A block 10 no. 01-4018, over its new home. This is the first of 48 new USAF F/A-22 Raptors assigned to Tyndall's 325th FW. The flight, took place September 26th, 2003. [USAF photo by TSgt. Michael Ammons]
Jul 30, 2014 - The Air Force’s ability to continue developing a fifth generation fighter aircraft fleet ready to meet the challenges of future warfare, hinges in large part, on a steady influx of capable and trained F-22 Raptor pilots. [Read more...]
F-22 pilot reaches 1,000 hours
Major Daniel "Magic" Lee, 43rd FS instructor pilot, stands in front of the F-22 Raptor, which he reached his 1,000th hour of flight time in, on July 8, 2014. He is currently only the fifth person in Air Force history to achieve this milestone. [USAF photo by A1C Dustin Mullen]
Jul 09, 2014 - A 43rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot reached 1,000 flying hours in an F-22 Raptor July 9, becoming only the fifth person in Air Force history to achieve this milestone. [Read more...]
Virginia Air Guard F-22 pilot soars past 1,000 hours
Lt. Col. Michael Schaner, Virginia ANG (192nd FW) F-22 pilot, shuts down his jet after completing 1,000 flight hours at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on December 7th, 2013. Schaner is the first ANG aviator and one of only three in the military to fly 1,000 hours in an F-22. [ANG photo by MSgt. Carlos J. Claudio]
Feb 13, 2014 - Lt. Col. Michael Schaner made Air National Guard history recently when he flew an Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft mission over the skies of Virginia. [Read more...]
First combat deployable F-22s arrive at Tyndall
Five F-22 Raptors fly in formation over Tyndall AFB during an event held in their honor on January 7th, 2014. These jets mark the beginning of a new mission at Tyndall and are the first five of 24 marked to call Tyndall their new home. [USAF photo by A1C. Dustin Mullen]
Jan 07, 2014 - Tyndall Air Force Base received the first five of 24 F-22 Raptors scheduled to transfer from Holloman Air Force Base, on January 6 as part of the new combat mission. [Read more...]
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