F-22A Raptor Deployments and Exercises

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Deployments and Exercises - F-22A Raptor
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Planned F-22A Raptor Units (January 2008)

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27^th FS 1^st FW Langley AFB, Virginia F-15C/D / Air Superiority

94^th FS 1^st FW Langley AFB, Virginia F-15C/D / Air Superiority

149^th FS Virginia ANG 192^nd FW Langley AFB, Virginia F-16C/D / Strike

90^th FS 3^rd WG Elmendorf AFB, Alaska F-15E / Strike

525^th FS 3^rd WG Elmendorf AFB, Alaska F-15C/D / Air Superiority

302^nd FS AFRC 447^th FG Elmendorf AFB, Alaska F-16C/D / Strike

8^th FS 49^th FW Holloman AFB, New Mexico F-117A / Strike

9^th FS 49^th FW Holloman AFB, New Mexico F-117A / Strike

531^st FS 3^rd WG Hickam AFB, Hawaii F-100D / Strike

199^th FS Hawaii ANG 154^th WG Hickam AFB, Hawaii F-15C/D / Air Superiority

Combat Hammer 2005 - Hill AFB Utah

The 27th FW deployed from Langley AFB in October, 2005, to fly the Combat Hammer bombing exercise from Hill AFB in Utah. This deployment saw the first use of the F-22A as a bomber. In a recent interview, Gen Moseley, Chief of Staff, USAF, observed: "If you want to maintain air dominance in a theater, or if you want to be able to dissuade and deter , you cannot do that with 1960s technology. What we found with the F-22 is the airplane is one of the finest bombers we've ever had. You can drop a supersonic GPS-guided weapon from high altitude and high speed. A l,000-pound-class weapon, you can deliver it at a range of 25 or 30 miles. The smaller weapon, of which the airplane will carry eight, you can deliver that up to about 65 miles. So when you talk about the surface-to-air missile systems that we have to deal with, you can stand off against these missile systems and kill them. Being able to get into the airspace and kill these systems and to kill the fighters is important in the business of air superiority and air dominance, and that's what the F-22 does." The F-22As deployed to Combat Hammer 2005 dropped 22 JDAMs with no misses, and delivered the best bombing accuracy of any type in the exercise (US Air Force).

Maj. John Teichert, USAF, of the 411th Flight Test Squadron performs the first supersonic release of the 1,000 lb GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over the Mojave test range, on the 14th July, 2005 (US Air Force).

Northern Edge 2006 - Elmendorf AFB Alaska

In June, 2006, twelve F-22As of the 27th FW deployed from Langley AFB to Elmendorf AFB for the Northern Edge 2006 exercise. During this exercise the F-22As scored 144:0 in air combat engagements against opposing fighters.

Okinawa - February 2007 - Kadena AFB, Japan

An F-22A of the 27th FS, 1st FW, deploys via Hickam AFB to Kadena, in Okinawa.

F-22As of the 27th FS, 1st FW, at Kadena AFB, Okinawa.

Red Flag - February 2007 - Nellis AFB, Nevada

94th Fighter Squadron, 1st FW deployed to Red Flag at Nellis in February, 2007.

Cold Weather Trials - November 2007 - Eielson AFB, Alaska

Artwork, graphic design and text © 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Carlo Kopp; Text © 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Peter Goon; All rights reserved.

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