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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Tiegh Tinsley checks AIM-9 missiles before they are loaded onto the F-22A Raptor during the load crew of the year competition here. The event was part of the 1st Fighter Wing annual load competition in January and is the first one to include the Raptor. Airman Tinsley is assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Knox)
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Posted: 1/30/2006
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We did it
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (AFPN) -- Capt. Chris Batterton aggressively banks his F-22A Raptor during a basic fighting maneuver training mission off the Virginia coast last week. The captain is with the 27th Fighter Squadron, the Air Force's first unit to fly the Raptor. The 1st Fighter Wing declared initial operational capability last month, making the Air Force's fifth generation fighter ready to fight. (U. S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Ben Bloker)
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We did it
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Posted: 1/13/2006
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Combat ready Raptor
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Gen. Ronald Keys and Brig. Gen. Burton Fields answer questions during a press conference to announce the F-22A Raptor's initial operating capability today. General Keys is the commander of Air Combat Command. General Fields is the commander of the 1st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)
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Posted: 12/15/2005
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F-22A Raptor
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFPN) -- The Air Force has changed the designation of the F/A-22 to the F-22A Raptor. The service designated it "F/A" three years ago to stress the stealth fighter's ability to provide close-air support and drop bombs. The "A" will now designate the variant of the aircraft. The fighter from the 27th Fighter Squadron (above) went to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, this year for live weapons training. The Raptor is scheduled to become operational this month with the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)
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F-22A Raptor
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Posted: 12/13/2005
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Raptor practice
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- (From left) Staff Sgts. Ryan Chatterson and John Wilcox, and Alan Myers conduct a post-flight inspection of an F/A-22 Raptor with after its return from a simulated combat sortie during an exercise here. The exercise evaluated the 1st Fighter Wing's ability to prepare and deploy people, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. Mr. Myers is a field service representative. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Eric T. Sheler)
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Posted: 8/11/2005
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Raptor practice
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- (From left) Staff Sgts. Ronald Osburn and Andrew Fowler, and Senior Airman Clinton Postlethwait await the shutdown of an F/A-22 Raptor flown by Capt. John Echols during an exercise here. The exercise evaluated the 1st Fighter Wing's ability to prepare and deploy people, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Eric T. Sheler)
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Posted: 8/11/2005
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Raptor practice
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Senior Airman Rick Alexander marshals in Col. James Hecker after returning from a simulated F/A-22 Raptor combat sortie during an exercise here. The exercise evaluated the 1st Fighter Wing's ability to prepare and deploy people, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. Colonel Hecker is the 27th Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Eric T. Sheler)
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Posted: 8/11/2005
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The heights of heritage
OVER VIRGINA (AFPN) - An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying here April 27. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike Decuir, the Air Combat Command operations director, and Capt. Jason Costello, a 1st Fighter Wing demonstration team pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Posted: 5/3/2005
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The heights of heritage
OVER ATLANTIC OCEAN (AFPN) - An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying April 27 off the coast of Langley Air Force Base, Va. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike Decuir, the Air Combat Command operations director, and Capt. Jason Costello, a 1st Fighter Wing demonstration team pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Posted: 5/3/2005
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Birds of a feather ...
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN -- An F-15 Eagle banks left while an F/A-22 Raptor flies in formation en route to a training area off the coastline of Virginia on April 5. The 27th Fighter Squadron is performing regular operations with two Raptors on loan from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The first Langley AFB, Va., F-22 is due to arrive within the next month. The F-15 is assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Posted: 4/8/2005
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Birds of prey
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN -- An F/A-22 Raptor, foreground, flies in formation with two F-15 Eagles en route to a training area off the coast of Virginia on April 5. The F/A-22 is assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron and the F-15s are assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, both at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The Raptor is on loan from Tyndall AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Birds of prey
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Posted: 4/8/2005
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It's a 'Rap'
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- An F/A-22 Raptor (foreground) and an F-15 Eagle fly over Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 7. It was the Raptor's final flight before landing at its new home here. The F/A-22 will be used as a training tool to keep 1st Fighter Wing maintainers proficient on the Raptor. The wing's 27th Fighter Squadron pilots will begin flying operational missions later this month when the second Raptor arrives. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Keith Reed)
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It's a 'Rap'
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Posted: 1/10/2005
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