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Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor in formation with an F-15C Eagle piloted by USAF Major (MAJ) Robert Garland, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA). The two paired up after a historic fly-by by the F/A-22 at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC) for a fly-by over the future home of the F/A-22: Langley AFB, VA

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (T&ES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

A US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor, flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), breaks away after completing a training mission with a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, flown by MAJ Alex Grynkewich, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG), Nellis AFB, NV

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, Pilot, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), assisted by USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Barr, Dedicated FA-22 Crewchief board a FA-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Douglas Jones (rear), FA-22 Crewchief stands by for last minute flight preparation. Both crew chiefs are assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Thomas Tinsley, Commander, 1ST Operations Group (OG), pilots the USAF F/A-22A Raptor fighter, and USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dirk Smith, Commander, 94th Fighter Squadron (FS), piloting the USAF F-15 Eagle fighter, fly in formation during a training sortie over the Atlantic Ocean. The 27th FS currently has five permanently assigned Raptors. This sortie marked the "Fini" (final) flight of USAF COL Tinsley as Langley's Operation Group commander

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Wade Tolliver (top), Director of Operations, 27th Fighter Squadron, and MAJ. Ernest Teichert, Test Pilot, 41th Flight Test Squadron, lead a formation turn in F-22A Raptors with LT. COL. Bryan Turner and MAJ. Thomas McAtee, both from 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard Base, Va., piloting F-16 Fighting Falcons during a training mission off the coast of Virginia, Mar. 30, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeffrey "Cobra" Harrigian, Commander, 43rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 325th Fighter Wing (FW), Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), flies Raptor 01-018, over the Florida (FL) coast line. This is the first of 48 new USAF F/A-22 Raptors assigned to Tyndall's 325th FW. The flight, took place September 26, 2003, is a major milestone and will now enable the 43rd FS to begin formally training pilots to fly this next-generation fighter. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air...

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor in formation with an F-15C Eagle piloted by USAF Major (MAJ) Robert Garland, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA). The two paired up after a historic fly-by by the F/A-22 at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

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Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Timothy J. Wrighton (left), Commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing; USAF Major (MAJ) Tim Harris; Mr. Johnny Grant, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, creator of the Hollywood Walk of Fame; USAF Major General (MGEN) James P. Czekanski, Commander, 4TH Air Force and Mr. Mike Tillemann, Hollywood Films National, pose for a photograph in front of a USAF C-141B Starlifter aircraft, on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA). Mr. Grant presented MGEN Czekanski with videotapes of Oscar nominated movies to be flown overseas for the entertainment of American troops deployed in Afghanistan

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF Major (MAJ) Jay Hallenbeck with his flight gear before he starts his second flight today. Both are with the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Bold Tigers, 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Bold Tigers are attempting to break the record for most sorties flown by one squadron over a three-day period, they will attempt to fly 96 sorties per day

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