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 The Air Force announced in January that the first operational wing of F-22 Raptors will be based at Langley AFB, Virginia. The first F-22s are scheduled to arrive at Langley in September 2004 with an initial operating capability beginning in December 2005. Three squadrons with a total of seventy-two primary aircraft and six backup aircraft will replace existing F-15C aircraft at the base over the next five years. The Air Force identified Langley AFB as the preferred of five bases with an existing F-15C operation. Other bases included Eglin AFB, Florida; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and Tyndall AFB, Florida. |
