![Officially, Operation Chimichanga was meant to validate the long-range strike capability of the B-1s as well as the F-22s’ and F-16s’ ability to escort them into an anti-access target area [F-22 Raptor]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYCntuxYk3M3IUnyVDZb4eD_hKbxO4vJ2X0AMM3uDC0ilo-H2odEJW2SglOkpSwNvOihqMax4I0a2AJssfEqFnp0P8rjnRcoB9M6iMNofT0o-J_LuVwbv_aO68b2XarXrjS6O/s144/f22.jpg)
The strikers were Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, flying unseen and faster than the speed of sound, 50,000 feet over the battlefield.
Having emptied their weapons bays of super-accurate, 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs, the Raptors turned to engage enemy jet fighters rising in defense of their battered allies on the ground.
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