Alaska's first F-22 total force deployment successful
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Charlie Grantham, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, prepares to launch an F-22 Raptor during Combat Archer. The 3rd Wing and Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group combined for its first F-22A Raptor deployment to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Combat Archer, , an assessment conducted to prepare and evaluate operational fighter squadron's readiness for combat operations. The successful integration of both reserve and active-duty Airmen was showcased Feb. 2- 17, when approximately eight aircraft and 132 Airmen took part in the Weapons System Evaluation Program training. (Photo by Scott Wolfe)