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    F-22A ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    An F-22A was damaged after experiencing an overheat condition in the auxiliary power unit exhaust bay on October 30, 2020, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The aircraft involved was assigned to the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 53d Wing, headquartered at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft was maintained by the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
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    Missiles away: 27 FS increases combat lethality with WSEP East

    For many units across the Air Force, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an obstacle to maintaining a high level of mission readiness. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the 1st Fighter Wing has maintained a lethal, ready force, enabling support of Air Force mission priorities around the world.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flies through the skies over Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 16, 2018. As Tyndall’s F-22 Raptors are temporarily diverted to other installations, several key missions will remain at Tyndall to include the 601st Air Force Operations Center, the 337th Air Control Squadron, the 53rd Air-to-Air Weapons Evaluation Group, the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and The Air Force Legal Operations Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

    Task Force Raptor completes mission

    Within five days of Hurricane Michael devastating Tyndall, the five-person Task Force Raptor leadership team from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Tyndall Air Force Base conducted an initial assessment on the remaining F-22 Raptors. Following this assessment, the team was confident the Raptors would fly. Moore credits her leadership team of Chief Master Sgt. Eric Butts, Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Case, both from the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Senior Master Sergeants Johnny Hatfield, 325th Maintenance Group and Marion Elsas, 325th Maintenance Squadron, with solving this “gigantic problem by providing level headed leadership, vision and lots of humor.”
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