Lt. Col. Dirk Smith takes flight in an F-22 Raptor Feb. 3 at Langley Air Force Base in 94th Fighter Squadron is deploying for Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag is an air combat training exercise designed to test pilots and air support crews' ability to affectively respond to real-world combat scenarios. This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the 94th FS with F-22s. Colonel Smith is the 94th FS commander.

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Lt. Col. Dirk Smith takes flight in an F-22 Raptor Feb. 3 at Langley Air Force Base in 94th Fighter Squadron is deploying for Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag is an air combat training exercise designed to test pilots and air support crews' ability to affectively respond to real-world combat scenarios. This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the 94th FS with F-22s. Colonel Smith is the 94th FS commander.

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