Stealth fighters at Pacific Raptor

摘要

USAF F-22As and F-35AS took part in the first of a new series of exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, recently. Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) Raptors joined F-35As from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, temporarily relocated to Hawaii for exercise Pacific Raptor 20-1. The manoeuvres began on January 23 and were completed on February 7. More than 600 USAF guardsmen, reservists and active-duty airmen took part in the drills. The first iteration of Pacific Raptor involved twice-daily take-offs of F-22s and F-35s, followed by F-16Cs from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, from Eielson AFB, Alaska, which served as adversaries during each training mission. Training activities focused on simulating air-to-air and air-to-surface combat sorties. The Hawaii-based Raptors were from the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons, while the F-35AS were from Luke AFB's 56th and 944th Fighter Wings. All participating fighters received air-to-air refuelling from KC-135S from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron.