The last F-22 to complete the Structural Repair Program

All 247 F-22 fighters of the U.S. Air Force have completed the Structural Repair Program that increases the total flying hour serviceability on each aircraft by 8,000 hours.

Scott Kuszmaul, 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals Maj. Philip “Stonewall” Johnson, 514th Flight Test Squadron F-22 test pilot, as he begins his taxi roll at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Nov. 24, 2020, prior to a functional check flight in the last F-22 Raptor to complete the F-22 Structural Repair Program. The 574th AMXS processed 247 F-22s through the program by performing structural modifications to increase total flying hour serviceability on each aircraft by 8,000 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

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USMC KC-130J crew carried out FARP with USAF F-16 in Saudi Arabia

U.S. Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command worked alongside U.S. Airmen from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing during a recent Tactical Air Forward Arming and Refueling Point (TACAIR FARP) exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Scoff the Duck

“Don’t scoff the duck” is an term used during air-to-air combat briefings by the U.S. Air Force on the threat posed by the AA-10D heat-seeking missile. It is also the name of a toy duck that regularly flies inside the cockpits of F-15Es.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Munoz, former 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and now 335th Fighter Squadron chief of plans, taxis down the runway with Scoff the Duck after returning from his final flight at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 28, 2020. Many pilots have flown with special mementos and gifts from loved ones, which serve as a mental boost of assurance, or a little piece of home when they are away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

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