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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Langley receives last Raptor, completes fleet

F-22A RaptorThe 1st Fighter Wing received its last assigned F-22A Raptor Friday when the 94th Fighter Squadron accepted tail number 5085, bringing the total to 40 F-22s to complete the fleet.

Brig. Gen. Burt Field, 1st Fighter Wing commander, flew the final jet from the Lockheed Martin factory in Marietta, Ga., to Langley.

"Completing our fleet of F-22s gives us that much more of an advantage at providing air dominance anywhere in the world," said General Field.

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