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The 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB, Virginia, became the first operational F/A-22 squadron in October, with the first assigned F/A-22 scheduled to arrive in May. An F/A-22 used for maintenance training arrived at Langley from Edwards AFB, California, in November. The 1st Fighter Wing is scheduled to get two F/A-22s from Tyndall AFB, Florida, in 2005. The 27th FS and its sister squadrons, the 94th and 71st, will eventually get twenty-four F/A-22s each. The 27th FS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability in December 2005. The 27th FS, the oldest squadron in the Air Force, dates back to World War I.
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