Thu, Feb 15, 2007
Aircraft Will Be Based At Alaska's Elmendorf AFB
The F-22 Raptor will soon make its presence felt along the
United States' northernmost frontier... as representatives from the
Air Force and Lockheed Martin gathered Monday to accept the Pacific
Air Forces' first advanced fighter.
This latest F-22 will be among 36 others that will make up the
first F-22s assigned to PACAF at Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens said the F-22 will play a key role is
guaranteeing American superiority of the sky over the Pacific.
"General Billy Mitchell once observed this: Alaska is the most
strategic place in the world ... whoever holds Alaska will hold the
world," Stevens said.
The F-22 is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its
combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and
integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability,
represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The
F-22 performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing
full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century
Air Force.
General Paul V. Hester, the PACAF commander, said the F-22 will
show America's continued commitment to maintain peace and stability
in the Pacific.
"An important part of this business is to know and show the foes
of America ... who stand against our allies and friends ... that
you have the capacity, the capability, as well as the will to use
that power," he said.
(ANN thanks Senior Airman Anthony Kuhn, Air Force News
Agency)
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