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1st EMS troops build Joint Direct Attack Munitions for first deployment of Langley F/A-22s
Oct 28, 2005 - When 1,000 pounds of steel and concrete fell a mile and smashed through the back of a truck, it ushered in a new era for the 1st Fighter Wing -- the return of air-to-ground combat. That mission ended in 1975 for the wing. [Read more...]
Raptors return with insight, information
Oct 28, 2005 - The familiar sound of flying Raptors will soon fill the Virginia skies again. The 27th Fighter Squadron returns to Langley AFB on Oct. 28 from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, ending two weeks of out-of-town training and bringing the first-ever deployment for the F/A-22 Raptor to a close. [Read more...]
Media greets the F/A-22
Oct 26, 2005 - Approximately 150 Airmen from the 27th Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing from Langley AFB, Va. arrived at Hill AFB Saturday with the Air Force's newest fighter, the F/A-22 Raptor. [Read more...]
First F/A-22 deployment is for training
Oct 17, 2005 - The Raptors are leaving the nest for their first deployment. Nearly 170 Airmen left here Oct. 15 on a two-week deployment to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This may sound like a run-of-the-mill temporary duty assignment. But for the Langley Airmen, it is far from a typical out-of-town operation. [Read more...]
Lockheed delivers 50th F/A-22 Raptor to the U.S. Air Force
Sep 28, 2005 - Lockheed Martin delivered the 50th F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force today, marking another milestone in this revolutionary stealth aircraft program. The Raptor can dominate airspace anywhere around the globe, around the clock, and survive in contested airspace better than any other aircraft in the world. [Read more...]
Raptor releases JDAM during first 'follow-on' evaluation mission
Sep 03, 2005 - Members of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB flew the first F/A-22 Raptor Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation mission Aug. 29, releasing Joint Direct Attack Munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor prepares for initial operational capability
Aug 29, 2005 - Lockheed Martin, builder of the world's only 5th generation fighter aircraft flying today, provided an F/A-22 Raptor program update detailing the game-changing advantages and unmatched capabilities that only the F/A-22 can bring to the United States and its allies. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor enters Follow-On Test and Evaluation
Aug 29, 2005 - The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor team marked another milestone today toward operational fielding of the F/A-22 when the U.S. Air Force officially began Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor exceeds expectations in production and performance
Jun 15, 2005 - The F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft recently received the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production. [Read more...]
F/A-22 fleet now complete
May 04, 2005 - The F/A-22 Raptor fleet at Tyndall AFB for the 43rd Fighter Squadron is now complete with the April 22 arrival of its 23rd airplane. [Read more...]
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