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 First Raptor Delivered To Nellis
Lockheed Martin delivered the first F/A-22, Raptor 12, to the US Air Force Air Warfare Center in early January following the signing of formal acceptance by US government officials. The delivery also marks the first F/A-22 delivery to Air Combat Command. The aircraft is to be flown to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, where it will initially be used to teach operational test pilots how to fly the aircraft safely and maintenance personnel how to repair it effectively. AWFC pilots will eventually use Raptor 12 and the other seven F/A-22s assigned to the unit to develop the tactics, techniques, and procedures for the entire Combat Air Forces. They will also be used to train the initial cadre of Air Education and Training Command instructor pilots stationed at Tyndall AFB, Florida. |
