Largest deployment of F-22s under way

Published: Sat Jan 24th, 2009
Source: AFNS



HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Twenty-four F-22 Raptors and hundreds of Airmen deployed to the Pacific region for a three-month deployment in support of the Pacific global deterrence mission.

Twelve F-22s deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived Jan. 18 to Andersen AFB, Guam, and the week prior 12 F-22s from Langley AFB, Va., began arriving at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

The F-22s and Airmen are part of ongoing rotations of forces to ensure security and stability throughout the region. Members of both squadrons will conduct air combat training with Air Force and other U.S. military assets in the region. 

An F-22 Raptor prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker [Jan 2009]
Source: US Air Force

F-22s are the Air Force's newest and most advanced fighter, combining stealth, maneuverability, supercruise capability and superior avionics to provide the U.S. with unmatched air dominance.

An F-22 Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission [Jan 2009]
Source: US Air Force

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