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F-22 Raptors to deploy to RAAF Base Tindal
Feb 09, 2017 - At the direction of Adm. Harry Harris Jr., U.S. PACAF commander, Pacific Air Forces will send 12 F-22 Raptor aircraft and approximately 190 Airmen to RAAF Base Tindal in early February to conduct combined exercises and training missions with the Royal Australian Air Forces as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative under the Force Posture Agreement between the United States and Australia. [Read more...]
Raptors converge on F-22 CTF as it prepares to move
Sep 14, 2016 - Just after the turn of the century, it wasn’t unusual to see seven F-22A Raptors parked around the 411th Flight Test Squadron compound during the fighter’s early developmental test and evaluation days. [Read more...]
Largest class of F-22 pilots graduates Tyndall’s B-Course
Aug 23, 2016 - The largest class of F-22 Raptor student pilots graduated from Tyndall’s Basic Course Aug. 19, 2016. Twelve students completed the seven-month-long course, doubling the amount students in previous classes. [Read more...]
F-22s train at RAF Lakenheath
Apr 13, 2016 - F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., arrived at the 48th Fighter Wing, April 11, to train alongside F-15 Eagles and Royal Air Force aircraft in a realistic training environment. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptors arrive at Osan AB
Feb 17, 2016 - Four U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft conducted a combined formation flight alongside Republic of Korea F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft and U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to demonstrate the capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance February 17th. [Read more...]
First combat Raptor, Maloney's Pony, rides into Edwards
Jan 13, 2016 - The 411th Flight Test Squadron got a first-hand look at a legend in June and November of 2015 when F-22 tail number #09-4174 "Maloney's Pony" landed at Edwards AFB. [Read more...]
F-22s arrive in Estonia
Sep 08, 2015 - Two F-22 Raptors and a KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, on September 4th. [Read more...]
F-22 inaugural deployment to Europe
Aug 28, 2015 - Four F-22 Raptors, one C-17 Globemaster III, and approximately 60 Airmen arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to train with allied air forces and U.S. services through mid-September. [Read more...]
Alaska Reservist reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours
May 19, 2015 - Maj. Chad Newkirk, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, is the eleventh pilot in Air Force history and fourth pilot in the 477th FG to reach 1,000 flight hours in the F-22 during a sortie in April. [Read more...]
F-22 pilot reaches 1,000 flight hours
Jan 28, 2015 - Four-year-old Steve Rainey sat on the hood of his father's car at a local airshow watching the small airplanes and helicopters at the airport. When the Thunderbirds in their F-100s sped by, Rainey fell off the car, looked up at the sky and thought, "I've got to do that." [Read more...]
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