A U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor is parked at the end of the runway waiting for last minute checks prior to a local mission Jan. 20 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-22A is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
Two U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors taxi down the ramp for a local mission Jan. 20 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-22A is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
Airman 1st Class Aaron Tate inputs data into his portable maintenance aide in front of an F-22A Raptor Jan. 21 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airman Tate is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
A U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor is parked on the ramp Jan. 21 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-22A is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
Capt. Matt Howard prepares his F-22A Raptor for a mission Jan. 21 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Howard is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)