F-22 Raptor photos (113 in total)
An F-22 Raptor taxies down the ramp for a mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan
An F-22 Raptor taxies down the ramp for a mission Jan. 14 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-22 is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron Langley Air Force Base, Va. in support of U.S. Pacific Command.U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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An F-22 Raptor prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker
An F-22 Raptor prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 15. The F-22 is deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., in support of U.S. Pacific Command.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster
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An F-22 Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission
An F-22 Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission Jan. 15. The F-22 is deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., in support of U.S. Pacific Command.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster
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Raptors return to the Pacific
Staff Sgt. Gegory Slavik marshals in an F-22 Raptor Jan. 12. The aircraft is one of 12 deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., as part of an air expeditionary force rotation. Sergeant Slavik is a dedicated crew chief with the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel
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Two F-22 Raptors fly in wingman formation awaiting aerial refueling
Two F-22 Raptors fly in wingman formation awaiting arial refueling Oct. 17 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during RED FLAG Alaska 09-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases.U.S. Air Force photo Airman Laura Max
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Edwards F-22 Raptor performs aerial refueling using synthetic fuel (2)
An Edwards F-22 Raptor receives synthetic fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling test using an alternative jet engine fuel Aug. 28. Organizations involved in this endeavor include the 411th Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, and Honeywell. The test was done as part of the Secretary of the Air Force’s initiative to certify the entire fleet on synthetic fuel, an effort to lessen foreign dependence on oil.Lockheed Martin photo
Source: Lockheed Martin
Edwards F-22 Raptor performs aerial refueling using synthetic fuel
An F-22 Raptor takes off from an Edwards runway Aug. 28 to undergo an aerial refueling testing using an alternative jet engine fuel -- the first for an Air Force aircraft. The fuel is a 50/50 mix of JP-8 jet fuel and a natural gas-based fuel. The KC-135 came from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin photoSource: Lockheed Martin
F-22 Raptor performs first supersonic SDB drop (2)
An Edwards F-22 Raptor flies July 11 as part of a test to integrate a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb to the aircraft. On the same day, the 411th Flight Test Squadron passed a milestone as an F-22 travelling at supersonic speed dropped a small diameter bomb for the first time.Source: US Air Force
F-22 Raptor performs first supersonic SDB drop
An Edwards F-22 Raptor drops a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb for the first time July 11 as part of a safe separation test to integrate the bomb to the aircraft. The SDB is a 250-pound class precision guided munition capable of destroying high-priority stationary targets from Air Force fighters and bombers from stand-off distances.Source: US Air Force
Langley Airmen re-enlist with F-22 Demo Team
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Maj. Paul "Max" Moga, the first F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, leads 10 Langley Airmen in the re-enlistment oath during a ceremony here at AirPower over Hampton Roads June 22. With the re-enlistment, the Airmen volunteered to serve another four or six years in the Air Force.U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gul Crockett
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