HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Crew chief Senior Airman Alexander launches an F/A-22 Raptor for a Combat Hammer mission here. The maintainer deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., with the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit to support the 27th Fighter Squadron during its first-ever deployment. The deployment has a twofold goal: complete a deployment and to generate a combat-effective sortie rate away while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)