The first of six US Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighters pitches out into a left break Tuesday afternoon for entry into the landing pattern at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Six Raptors from the 27 Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia made the first operational Pacific region deployment in the history of the World's only operational 5th Generation superfighter.Six more Langley Raptors are scheduled to arrive tomorrow and the Raptors plan to stay for nearly a month -- flying in the upcoming state-wide Northern Edge 2006 wargame and to train with local and visiting fighter units.
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