Air Force Maj. Paul "Loco" Lopez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander/pilot, soars pass the air traffic control tower during a practice at Langley Air Force Base, Va., August 1, 2018. The Raptor a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

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