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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - A 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief signals an F-22A Raptor laden with concrete bombs to begin its departure for a training mission. For the first time at Elmendorf, a mock bomb drop over Alaska Jan. 16 provides integral training for both fighters and maintainers in preparation to declare its initial operation capabilities.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan