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First female operational & combat-ready F-22 pilot
Capt. Jammie Jamieson poses with F-22A block no. 01-4023 in this photo dated March 20th, 2008. The Capt. is the first female operational and combat-ready pilot of the F-22. [USAF Courtesy photo]
Jul 23, 2008 - Capt. Jammie Jamieson left the state of Washington with a fledgling love of flying. This weekend she returns as the first female operational and combat-ready pilot of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, the F-22A Raptor. [Read more...]
Tyndall aircraft achieve higher capability levels
Two F-22 Raptors from Tyndall AFB fly formation on April 1st, 2007. [USAF photo by SMSgt. Thomas Meneguin]
May 14, 2008 - Two of Tyndall Air Force Base's jet fleets have recently soared to new heights, exceeding maintenance and training standards. [Read more...]
Langley earns "excellent" in ORI
Firefighters from the 1st FW prepare to extract a pilot from an F-22 Raptor during an ORI on April 14, 2008. Airmen from the 1st and 192nd FWs were tested on their ability to survive and operate in a deployed environment. [USAF photo by MSgt. Carlos Claudio]
Apr 22, 2008 - Team Langley continued its legacy of firsts by earning an "excellent" rating in the first Phase II Operational Readiness Inspection since integrating with the 192nd FW and declaring the F-22 fighter squadrons here fully operational. [Read more...]
Langley officials fight to keep F-22s from being damaged
Apr 09, 2008 - The Air Force's newest and most technologically advanced fighter, the F-22 Raptor, is under attack. [Read more...]
Low observable: The smart way
The application of advanced avionics software in the F/A-22 is key to the Raptor's revolutionary performance advantage over any other fighter. In the air-to-air arena, the stealthy F/A-22 will be virtually unseen on radar, while its sophisticated array of sensors and advanced radar will allow it to reach out and strike adversary aircraft undetected from long range. The advanced software package will also enhance the Raptor's ability to deliver precision air-to-surface weapons on target, day or night, in any weather. [U.S. Air Force photo]
Mar 24, 2008 - The Airmen who maintain the Low Observable aspects of the F-22 took part in an Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century event Dec. 3 through 7, 2007, making the Raptor LO process of Langley maintainers more time efficient. [Read more...]
P&W awarded $521.2M contract for F119 support
A Pratt and Whitney F119 engine runs in full afterburner during an engine test in the "hush house" at Tyndall AFB. The base is the first to receive upgrades to its engine test facilities, allowing maintainers to accommodate and test the F/A-22 Raptor's 35,000-pound thrust-class engine. [U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Albert Bosco]
Feb 21, 2008 - Pratt & Whitney, a sibsidary of United Technologies, was awarded a $521.2 million contract from the US Air Force to maintain F119 engines for the F-22 Raptor. [Read more...]
F-22A Raptor comes to USAF Weapons School
Maj. Micah Fesler, a 433rd Weapons Squadron pilot, flies F-22A block 30 no. 06-4109 from the Lockheed-Martin factory in Georgia to Nellis AFB on January 9th, 2008. This Raptor is the first to be delivered to the 57th Wing from Lockheed-Martin, and is scheduled to be used by the USAF Weapons School for training of PhD-level instructor pilots. [USAF photo by TSgt. Phil Landram]
Jan 17, 2008 - Maj. Micah Fesler, 433rd Weapons Squadron pilot and Virginia Air National Guardsman, delivered the 57th Wing's first F-22A Raptor on January 9th. [Read more...]
F-22 Demo Team receive award
The F-22 Demonstration Team marked the end of its first air show season by hosting a re-enlistment ceremony for 10 Airmen followed by a demonstration on November 29th, 2007. [USAF photo by A1C. Vernon Young]
Jan 07, 2008 - Air Show Buzz named F-22 pilot Maj. Paul "Max" Moga and the F-22 Demonstration Team their Person of the Year for 2007 after the team's first whirlwind year wowing air show crowds across the country. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney F119 engine achieves 50,000 flt hours
A Pratt and Whitney F119 engine runs in full afterburner during an engine test in the "hush house" at Tyndall AFB. The base is the first to receive upgrades to its engine test facilities, allowing maintainers to accommodate and test the F/A-22 Raptor's 35,000-pound thrust-class engine. [U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Albert Bosco]
Oct 18, 2007 - The Pratt & Whitney F119 engine, which is the exclusive power source for the USAF F-22 Raptor, exceeded 50,000 production flight hours in October, another major milestone for the engine program. [Read more...]
Technical problems delay F-22 Raptors' departure from Okinawa
A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet flies alongside an Air Force F-22 Raptor during joint training exercises at Kadena AFB. For the training, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 which flies Super Hornets deployed to Okinawa from its forward-deployed base in NAF Atsugi, Japan, to focus on the next generation fighter capabilities of the two services. [USN photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hurst]
May 09, 2007 - Twelve F-22 Raptors headed back from Japan to the United States after completing training exercises in the first overseas deployment of the Air Force's most advanced aircraft. It was a performance that began and ended with delays. [Read more...]
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