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The last F-22 to complete the Structural Repair Program

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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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1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion receives the AH-64E V6

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The U.S. Army’s 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion is now operating the most capable attack helicopter in the world after receiving the AH-64E V6 this month.

A group of AH-64E version 6 Apache helicopters depart the Boeing manufacturing facilities at Mesa, Ariz. 13 January bound for Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash. The aircraft will be delivered to the
1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. With the fielding of these aircraft, the 1-229th ARB, becomes first operational unit to add the Apache V6 aircraft to its inventory. (Photo Courtesy Boeing Mesa)

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

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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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