Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, the commander of the 94th FS, takes off from Langley AFB, Virginia on February 3, 2007 in a F-22A no. 04-4067. Airmen with the 94th Fighter Squadron and 94th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are preparing to deploy to Nellis AFB, Nevada to participate in Red...

Two F-22 Raptors taxi down the runway at Langley Air Force Base, Va. A squadron of Raptors is scheduled to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's theater security package in the Western Pacific in February. This will be the first overseas...

Maj. Patrick Deconcini performs a preflight inspection of an F-22 Raptor Feb. 3 at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. The 94th Fighter Squadron is deploying for Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev. This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the 94th FS with F-22s. Major Deconcini...

The first of 12 F-22 Raptors lands for a brief layover Feb. 7 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The F-22s and more than 250 Airmen from the 27th FS at Langley AFB, Virginia, are bound for Kadena Air Base, Japan, for the aircaft's first overseas operational deployment. Seen here is...
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The first of 12 F-22 Raptors lands for a brief layover Feb. 7 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Photographed here landing is F-22A #03-4049. [USAF photo by TSgt Shane A. Cuomo]

A crew chief waits to marshal F-22A Raptor #03-4051 to its parking spot Feb. 7 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The F-22s and more than 250 Airmen from the 27th FS at Langley AFB, Virginia., are bound for Kadena AB, Japan, for the aircraft's first overseas operational deployment. [USAF...
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Two crew chiefs watch as F-22A Raptor #03-4048 taxis to its parking spot February 7 at Hickam AAFB, Hawaii. [USAF photo by TSgt Shane A. Cuomo]

A crew chief marshals F-22A Raptor #04-4065 to its parking spot February 7 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. [USAF photo by TSgt Shane A. Cuomo]

A crew chief talks to the pilot after parking February 7th at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. This F-22 #04-4065, and other F-22s, and more than 250 Airmen from the 27th FS at Langley AFB, Virginia, are bound for Kadena AB, Japan, for the aircraft's first overseas operational deployment....