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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...]
Holloman Provides World-Class Training for F-22s
USAF F-22A block 30 no. 05-4093 from the 7th FS takes-off from Holloman AFB on February 29th, 2013. [USAF photo by A1C. Daniel E. Liddicoet]
Aug 08, 2013 - Holloman is home to 24 sleek, stealth F-22 Raptors, a fifth generation jet that the Pentagon says can outgun and outmaneuver any fighter plane across the globe. [Read more...]
A pilot's "unrealistic" dream comes true
1st Lts. Stephen Renner and Andrew Van Timmeren, 7th FS F-22 Raptor pilots, stand outside of their squadron before stepping out to their aircrafts at Holloman AFB on July 25th, 2013. [USAF photo by SrA. Kasey Close]
Jul 29, 2013 - After three years of rigorous U.S. Air Force pilot training, 25-year-old 1st Lt. Andrew Van Timmeren, 7th Fighter Squadron pilot, finally got to climb into the world's most advanced fighter jet and take it for a spin. [Read more...]
CTF celebrates Raptor's 1,000th sortie
The oldest flying F-22 Raptor, tail number 4007, successfully completed its 1,000th sortie on April 19th, 2013. The F-22 CTF celebrated the milestone with a James Bond themed plane-side ceremony, referring to the aircraft’s tail number ending in '007'. [Lockheed Martin photo by David Henry]
Apr 24, 2013 - The F-22 Combined Test Force celebrated an impressive milestone April 19, when the oldest flying Raptor successfully completed its 1,000th sortie. [Read more...]
43rd FS sets flying record
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]
Sep 26, 2012 - Tyndall's 43rd Fighter Squadron set a new flying record September 24, accomplishing 53 local sorties in one day. [Read more...]
Bulldogs accept delivery of last Raptor
The last manufactured F-22A (block 40 no. 10-4195), flown by Lt. Col. Paul Moga, 525th FS commander, touches down at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flightline on May 5th, 2012. [USAF photo by David Bedard]
May 16, 2012 - After a grueling eight-and-a-half hour non-stop flight from Georgia, the airplane carrying Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Moga finally touched down on Alaska soil after a week long business trip. [Read more...]
Last Raptor reports for duty
The last manufactured F-22A (block 40 no. 10-4195), flown by Lt. Col. Paul Moga, 525th FS commander, touches down at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flightline on May 5th, 2012. [USAF photo by David Bedard]
May 11, 2012 - The last F-22 Raptor, tail number 4195, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Company left Dobbins Air Reserve Base May 5 to report for duty at its new unit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska. [Read more...]
Raptor test pilot jets past 1,000 flight hours
Chief Test pilot, James 'JB' Brown in the cockpit of the F-22, where he flew past 1,000 flight hours. [Lockheed Martin photo by Kevin Robertson]
Apr 24, 2012 - What distinction does James "JB" Brown have that no other F-22 Raptor test pilot has? More than 1,000 flight hours in the Raptor, that’s what. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin rolls-out final F-22 Raptor
The final F-22 Raptor fighter jet to be produced for the Air Force is rolled off the Lockheed Martin assembly line during a ceremony on December 13th, 2011 in Marietta. The jet is the last of 187 F-22s produced for the Air Force completing its operational fleet. [USAF photo by SrA. Danielle Purnell]
Dec 15, 2011 - The final F-22 Raptor to be built for the U.S. Air Force, tail number 4195, rolled off the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics assembly line during a ceremony December 13 at the company's Marietta plant. [Read more...]
Reserve F-22 pilot receives first Raptor 1,000 hour patch
Jeff Babione, vice president and program manager for Lockheed-Martin's F-22 Raptor program, presents Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd FS commander, with a plaque and patch to commemorate his 1,000 flight hour in the F-22 Raptor. Piffarerio is the first pilot to reach this milestone during a sortie on November 4th, 2011. [USAF photo by Capt. Ashley Conner]
Nov 09, 2011 - Out of all of the F-22 Raptor pilots in the Air Force there is only who has been presented with the 1,000 flying hour patch. [Read more...]
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