Aug. 8, 2021 First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.
June 12, 2019 Pacific senior enlisted leaders meet for historic Red Flag-Alaska Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.