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Air Force still searching for cause of sickness among F-22 pilots
May 09, 2012 - Air Force officials said Wednesday they still have not found the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that have affected F-22 Raptor pilots and maintainers, nor are they sure why a short-term cough that can result from breathing high concentrations of oxygen is more common in F-22 pilots than in F-15 and F-16 pilots. [Read more...]
ACC confident in F-22
May 05, 2012 - Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, talked with media on April 30 about the national security imperative for the F-22, the status of efforts to identify a root cause for unexplained physiological incidents, and risk mitigation efforts since the Raptor's return to flying operations in September 2011. [Read more...]
Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor
May 03, 2012 - Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers final F-22 Raptor
May 02, 2012 - Lockheed Martin delivered today the 195th and last F-22 Raptor (10-4195) to U.S. Air Force in a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin's Marietta Aeronautics site. [Read more...]
Raptor Banner Shoot tests combat capability
May 01, 2012 - F-22 pilots from the 302nd, 525th and 90th Fighter Squadrons tested their aim during a banner shoot April 23-27. [Read more...]
Raptor test pilot jets past 1,000 flight hours
Apr 24, 2012 - What distinction does James "JB" Brown have that no other F-22 Raptor test pilot has? More than 1,000 flight hours in the Raptor, that’s what. [Read more...]
Alaskan F-22s reach major upgrade milestone
Apr 20, 2012 - Alaskan F-22s met a major milestone during a recent training sortie when new upgrades to the fighter allowed for a Joint Direct Attack Munition to be dropped on self generated coordinates. [Read more...]
Reserve, active duty F-22 pilots fly long-range strike exercise
Apr 09, 2012 - A mix of personnel from the 477th Fighter Group, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to participate in a long range strike exercise on April 4. [Read more...]
F-22 scientific board findings announced pilot safety is priority
Apr 04, 2012 - Air Force leaders provided an update on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board study into the F-22 Raptor life support systems and flight operations during a briefing in the Pentagon March 29. [Read more...]
Virginia Air Guard receives new F-22 Raptor flagship
Apr 03, 2012 - Langley Air Force Base added a brand new F-22 Raptor to its inventory March 22, as the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing took delivery of F-22 tail number 10-192 from Lockheed Martin. [Read more...]
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