A 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief pulls the chocks from an F-22A Raptor laden with concrete bombs before departing for a training mission. For the first time at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, a mock bomb drop over Alaska, Jan. 16, provides integral training for both fighters and maintainers in preparation to declare its initial operation capabilities


A 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief pulls the chocks from an F-22A Raptor laden with concrete bombs before departing for a training mission. For the first time at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, a mock bomb drop over Alaska, Jan. 16, provides integral training for both fighters and maintainers in preparation to declare its initial operation capabilities


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