JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – An F-22 Raptor flies over the Pacific Ocean on its way to its new home, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, July 2. The 199th Fighter Squadron of the Hawaii Air National Guard is transitioning from the F-16 and will serve as the only Air National Guard led joint Guard and Active Duty squadron in the Pacific and the second in the U.S. Air Force.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)
Three U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors fly over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 28, 2009. The Raptors are deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald/Released)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – An F-22 Raptor flies over the Pacific Ocean on its way to its new home, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, July 2. The 199th Fighter Squadron of the Hawaii Air National Guard is transitioning from the F-16 and will serve as the only Air National Guard led joint Guard and Active Duty squadron in the Pacific and the second in the U.S. Air Force.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)
F-15 aircraft of the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard on approach to Tyndall AFB Florida as they return from a training mission during the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP), known as Combat Archer, on April 20, 2011. This training is important for the ground crews to test their maintenance systems and processes while loading live munitions on the F-15 eagle, as well as critical live war fighting training for the F-15 pilots to employ air-to-air missiles against real world targets.
(U.S.A.F. photograph by Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)
F-22 Raptor aircraft from the 90th Fighter Squadron out of Elmendorf Air Base, Alaska, and the 49th Fighter Wing out of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., fly to the Nevada Test and Training Range in Nevada Feb. 4, 2010, during Red Flag. Red Flag, which is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies, is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas.
(U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley/Released)
F-15 Eagles from the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard arrive at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, in support of the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) on April 9, 2011. The two week training and evaluation program is important for ground crews to test their maintenance systems and processes while loading live munitions on F-15 Eagles, as well as critical live training for the F-15 pilots to employ air-to-air missiles against real world targets.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sergeant, Mark W Fortin)
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fly near Guam Feb. 16, 2010.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey/Released)
F-15 Eagle breaks tight formation from an F-22 Raptor
(Source: plausible-deniability)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – A Hickam F-22 Raptor pulls away from a Hickam KC-135 assigned to the 199th Air Refueling Squadron after air refueling over the Pacific Ocean, July 2. The 199th Fighter Squadron of the Hawaii Air National Guard is transitioning from the F-16 and will serve as the only Air National Guard led joint Guard and Active Duty squadron in the Pacific and the second in the U.S. Air Force.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)
Two F-22 Raptors and one B-2 Spirit deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean April 14, 2009. The F-22 Raptor and B-2 Spirit deployment to Andersen marks the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the key strategic stealth platforms in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald/Released)
A pair of F-22 Raptor aircraft intercept a simulated hijacked Gulfstream G-400 (G-IV) aircraft during exercise Vigilant Eagle while flying over the Pacific Ocean Aug. 9, 2010. Vigilant Eagle is a joint exercise between the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Air Force.
(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Mike Humphreys/Released)
Two F-22 Raptors and one B-2 Spirit deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean April 14, 2009. The F-22 Raptor and B-2 Spirit deployment to Andersen marks the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the key strategic stealth platforms in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald/Released)
A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, approaches the boom of a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey KC-10A Extender during a Capstone orientation flight. Capstone is a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training mission providing interservice training for the wartime application of airlift.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Scott H. Spitzer) (RELEASED)













