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    F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence [Image 5 of 12]

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    F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    04.05.2023

    Photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Pena 

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Bowers, a quality insurance inspector assigned to the 3rd Maintenance Group, calibrates balancing equipment during the rebalancing of an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2023. The rebalancing was one of the final tests conducted over a five-year period to get tail number AF-07-146 operational after its crash at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in 2018. Aircraft 146 conducted a successful functional check flight and returned to the operational fleet May 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña)

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    Date Taken: 04.05.2023
    Date Posted: 05.05.2023 19:35
    Photo ID: 7779924
    VIRIN: 230405-F-SB021-1156
    Resolution: 5703x3802
    Size: 12.92 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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