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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Smith (Commander, 94th Fighter Squadron) peels away from USAF Major Kevin Dolata (Assistant Director of Operations, 94th Fighter Squadron) during the delivery flight of the first F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jets to the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, on March 3, 2006. Via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20061021.htm (medium, large) The Photographer Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker, United States Air Force  

A USAF F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jet executes a max climb takeoff on 12 November 2010 during Aviation Nation 2010 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-200905 (medium, large, huge)   The Photographer Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald, United States Air Force  

USAF Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and USAF Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe is a 333rd Fighter Squadron weapons system officer. Both aircrew members are assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, USA. The Photographer Capt. John Peltier, United States Air Force   Notable Quote From the May 21, 2010 article "4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch" by 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs  http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123205663   CONR members ensured...

U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors flying high above Kadena Air Base, Japan, on January 15, 2009: 2254 x 1500 pixels + 3202 x 2130 pixels + 4256 x 2832 pixels + via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-200905.htm The Photographer Senior Airman Clay Lancaster, United States Air Force   Food For Thought From the May 28, 2010 article "US Deploys F-22 Raptors to Japan" by Kim Na-ri  http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=103481&code=Ne2&category=2   "The US Air Force has deployed twelve F-22 Raptors to its Kadena Air Base in Japan amid the rising tension on the Korean Peninsula because of North Korea's attack on a South Korean warship the Cheonan. ....

2260 x 1501 pixels . . . 3200 x 2125 pixels . . . 4288 x 2848 pixels . . . via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050822.htm The Photographer TSgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo, United States Air Force  

US Ambassador Asks Brazil to Look at F-18's Quality Before a Final Decision 2010 - February 2010 Written by Marcos Chagas Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:04 Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva once again stated that a final decision on the purchase of 36 fighter jets for the Brazilian Air Force has still not been made. He went on to say that the proposals by the three finalists remain under examination by the Ministry of Defense. "One thing we insist on is a commitment to unrestricted transfer of all cutting edge technology," said the president in an interview. Lula...