Air Force General Expresses Confidence in F-22

Air Force General Expresses Confidence in F-22

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy L. Robinson
Air Combat Command

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., May 5, 2012 – The commander of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command met with reporters this week to discuss the national security imperative for the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the status of efforts to identify a root cause for unexplained physiological incidents with the aircraft, and risk mitigation efforts since the Raptor’s return to flying operations in September 2011.

An F-22 Raptor from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron returns to a training mission after refueling March 27, 2012, over the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian Islands. During the training, U.S. Air Force Academy cadets received a familiarization flight to get a better understanding of the Air Force’s global reach capabilities. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth Related Entries Gates Expresses Confidence in Continued Manas Access Gates Expresses Confidence in U.S. Missile Defenses Allen Expresses Condolences Over Helicopter Crash Gates Expresses Confidence in U.N Progress on Iran Recent Entries APOOL Is a Cardiolipin-Binding Constituent of the Mitofilin/MINOS Protein Complex Determining Cristae Morphology in Mammalian Mitochondria Tauopathy Differentially Affects Cell Adhesion Molecules in Mouse Brain: Early Down-Regulation of Nectin-3 in Stratum Lacunosum Moleculare Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Cell Lines Derived from Metastatic Lesions by Whole-Exome Sequencing and SNP Array Profiling Photooxidation Tolerance Characters of a New Purple Pepper Catherine Zeta Jones Is Out of Rehab Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve