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8th FS 'Black Sheep' inactivated
A member of the 8th FS wears the historic 'Black Sheep' patch on May 13th, 2011 during the 8th FS inactivation ceremony. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joe Laws]
May 20, 2011 - Almost two years after its reactivation, the 8th Fighter Squadron held its inactivation ceremony May 13 on the 8th FS trim pad. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin support High-Tempo F-22 deployments worldwide
An F-22 Raptor prepares for take-off at the end of the runway after receiving a final inspection on May 24th, 2010. F-22's from Holloman deployed to Kadena AB for approximately four months as part of a U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package. [USAF photo by SrA. DeAndre Curtiss]
Mar 17, 2011 - The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is logging a deployment-intensive pace in early 2011 following a busy 2010, and Lockheed Martin continues to provide key support to the fleet as the Raptor projects power globally. [Read more...]
27th EFS ends tour, takes training back to the mainland
Servicemembers from Langley AFB pose for a group shot while deployed to Andersen AFB and the 27th EFS. [USAF photo by TSgt. Mike Andriacco]
Oct 06, 2010 - The 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Langley Air Force Base, Va., is redeploying after four months in support of the Theater Security Package mission. [Read more...]
First ever deployed PMP performed on Andersen
USAF F-22A Raptors break formation during a training mission on December 6th, 2009, over Southwest Asia. In shot is block 20 no.03-4051 from the 27th FS. [USAF photo by SSgt. Michael B. Keller]
Aug 06, 2010 - History was made Aug. 4, as the first accelerated packaged maintenance plan, or PMP, on an F-22 Raptor in a deployed environment came to a conclusion. [Read more...]
YF-22 comes home to stay
Airman who were instrumental in the process of bringing the first YF-22 Raptor prototype built, pose in front of the aircraft with Mr. David Ferguson (7th from left), first Raptor test pilot, Mr. Tom Morgenfeld (10th from left), last Raptor test pilot and Mr. Fredrick Johnsen (3rd from left), Air Force Flight Test Center Museum director, that were instrumental in bringing back to Edwards, its flight-test home. [USAF photo by Stephen K. Robinson]
Jun 17, 2010 - A prototype YF-22 Raptor fighter plane that was built in Palmdale, Calif., flight tested here, and put on temporary display at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, returned to Edwards AFB where it will stay for Air Force Flight Test Center Museum visitors to see. [Read more...]
Raptor pilot surpasses 4,000 hours
Lt. Col. Robert Sandford, 192d FW chief of standardization and evaluation, taxis in an F-22A block 20 no. 03-4059 from the 27th FS after surpassing 4,000 flight hours on May 17th, 2010. Sandford amassed the milestone flight time over 24 years, flying A-7 Corsairs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-22 Raptors. [USAF photo by A1C. Gul Crockett]
May 27, 2010 - In order to stay proficient and ensure the Air Force's continued air dominance, pilots must train constantly in their fighters, logging hours upon hours in the cockpit. For one Langley pilot, years of missions added up to a remarkable milestone. [Read more...]
Artic Warriors train in the tropics
USAF Raptor pilots deployed from Elmendorf AFB welcome 90th EFS, F-22A block 30 no. 07-4150 to Andersen AFB on January 17th, 2010. Andersen received 12 of the $140 million advanced aircraft along with more than 200 Airmen to begin a three month deployment as part of the Theater Security Package. [USAF photo by A1C. Jeffrey Schultze]
Mar 24, 2010 - It's been more than a year since the initial arrival of the F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base. Airman from the 90th EFS have deployed to Andersen AFB three times in 18 months as part of U.S Pacific Command's Theatre Security Package. [Read more...]
69 FS reactivates at Luke
69th FS patch [Jon Somerville collection]
Mar 09, 2010 - The pilots of the 301st Fighter Squadron changed their patch during a ceremony March 5 which marks the end of almost a decade of Tuskegee heritage at Luke AFB. [Read more...]
27 FS experiences change in command
Col. Dirk Smith, 1st OG commander, passes the guideon to Lt. Col. Pete Fesler, the new 27th FS commander on March 5th, 2010 in the 27 FS hangar. Lt. Col. Lansing Pilch relinquished command to Colonel Fesler after serving nearly two years as commander. [USAF photo by SrA. Zachary Wolf]
Mar 08, 2010 - The 27th Fighter Squadron changed commanders during a ceremony here March 5 in the squadron hangar. [Read more...]
Holloman maintainers launch Raptors into Red Flag 10-3
USAF F-22A block 30 from the 525th FS (no. 07-4131 & no. 06-4121) and the 7th FS (no. 05-4092) fly to the Nevada Test and Training Range during Red Flag on February 4th, 2010. [USAF photo by SSgt. Taylor Worley]
Feb 25, 2010 - Holloman AFB maintainers launched their F-22 Raptors into the near-cloudless skies over southern Nevada Feb. 22 kicking off Red Flag10-3, an advanced aerial combat exercise where air crews from the U.S. and other allied nations train in realistic aerial war scenarios. [Read more...]
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