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Deployments
and Exercises - F-22A Raptor (All Images US Air Force) |
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Planned F-22A Raptor Units (January 2008) |
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Combat
Hammer 2005 - Hill AFB Utah |
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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
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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 |
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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. |
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Okinawa - February 2007 - Kadena AFB, Japan
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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. |
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Red Flag - February 2007 - Nellis AFB,
Nevada
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94th Fighter Squadron, 1st FW
deployed to Red Flag at Nellis in February, 2007.
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Cold Weather Trials - November 2007 - Eielson AFB, Alaska |
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