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Description Pretty Raptors all in a row Combat Hammer OVER THE UNITED STATES -- Lt. Col. James Hecker (front) and Lt. Col. Evan Dertein line up their F/A-22 Raptor aircraft behind a KC-10 Extender to refuel while en route to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Colonel Hecker commands the first operational Raptor squadron -- the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The unit went to Hill for operation Combat Hammer, the squadron's first deployment, Oct. 15. The deployment has a twofold goal: complete a deployment and generate a combat-effective sortie rate away from home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
Date 4 March 2007 (according to Exif data)
Source http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/051015-F-2295B-090.jpg
Author Ben Bloker
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