"We did it!" Ralph D. Heath tells the crowd gathered at Langley AFB on January 13th, 2006 at the F-22A Raptor's initial operating capability ceremony. Mr. Heath is the executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's aeronautical division. The IOC declaration means the Air Force's fifth generation fighter is ready for war. [U.S. Air Force photograph by SrA Austin Knox]
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News: Langley celebrates Raptor's initial operational capability [2006-01-14]
The 1st Fighter Wing held a ceremony on January 13th at Langley AFB to celebrate the F-22A Raptor's initial operational capability. The event comes after the 27th Fighter Squadron was officially declared IOC on Dec. 15 by Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command.
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