F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Jefferson, an F-22 Raptor craftsman assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, guides an F-22 onto balancing equipment during its rebalancing at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2023. The rebalancing was one of the final tests conducted over a five-year period to get tail number AF-07-146 operational after its crash at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in 2018. Aircraft 146 conducted a successful functional check flight and returned to the operational fleet May 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class J. Michael Peña
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