HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Craig Baker, 8th Fighter Squadron commander, exits the first F-22 Raptor assigned to the 8th FS after flying it here, Dec. 21. The arrival of 8th FS flagship, a Langley Air Force Base Raptor, which came from maintenance in Palmdale, Calif., starts the next chapter of the storied history of the Black Sheep that began in 1941 when the squadron was assigned to the 49th Pursuit Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

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