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Monday, July 03, 2006

Raptors end first operational deployment

F-22 Raptor

The last of 12 F-22A Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron returned Friday to Langley Air Force Base, Va., marking the end of the first operational overseas deployment for the advanced stealth fighter jets.

The Air Force used Alaska for the deployment so the Raptor pilots could take advantage of the new plane's performance in the 67,000 square miles of Alaska military operating areas and ranges. The five-week assignment also allowed the F-22A to fly with and fight against visiting U.S. combat aircraft participating in Operation Northern Edge and to work with the specially modified F-15Cs of Elmendorf Air Force Base's 3rd Wing.

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