Capt. Jeoff Lohmiller prepares to fly the first F/A-22 Raptor aerial mission of the Combat Hammer exercise at Hill AFB on Oct. 17. The captain is with the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The squadron came here on its first deployment, Oct. 15. The deployment has a twofold goal: complete a deployment and to generate a combat-effective sortie rate away while deployed. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker]
