Fightin' Eagles to be first deployable unit to fly F/A-22

The U.S. Air Force announced Oct. 15 that the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., will be the first deployable unit to fly the new F/A-22 Raptor. Col. Frank Gorenc, commander of the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley, said in a statement that the 27th, also known as the Fightin' Eagles...

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