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An F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, lands on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 11, 2014. The Alaskan fighters are on temporary duty to Hawaii for “Operation Cope Thaw.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)


Cope Thaw

An F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, lands on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 11, 2014. The Alaskan fighters are on temporary duty to Hawaii for “Operation Cope Thaw.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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A F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, increases altitude shortly after taking off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. Pilots of the F-22 from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron teamed up with maintenance Airmen from the 154th Wing and 15th Maintenance Group to launch and recover 62 Raptors in a day. The previous record was 46 sorties in one day with 14 aircraft, this recorded was broken using only 12 of the 18 aircraft in the smallest F-22 squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
Two F-22 Raptors take off during a sortie surge from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. Pilots of the F-22 from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron teamed up with maintenance Airmen from the 154th Wing and 15th Maintenance Group to launch and recover 62 Raptors in a day. The increase in sorties tested the flying capability of the total force integration squadron known as the Hawaiian Raptors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, increases altitude shortly after taking off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. F-22 Pilots from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron teamed up with maintenance Airmen from the 154th Wing and 15th Maintenance Group to launch and recover 62 Raptors in a day. The previous record was 46 sorties in one day with 14 aircraft, this recorded was broken using only 12 of the 18 aircraft in the smallest F-22 squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, increases altitude shortly after taking off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. Pilots of the F-22 from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron teamed up with maintenance Airmen from the 154th Wing and 15th Maintenance Group to launch and recover 62 Raptors in a day. The previous record was 46 sorties in one day with 14 aircraft, this recorded was broken using only 12 of the 18 aircraft in the smallest F-22 squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 19th Fighter Squadron taxies after completing an end of runway inspection on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. This was the first aircraft to take off during a record breaking 62 sorties in one day by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 19th Fighter Squadron taxies after completing an end of runway inspection on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. This was the first aircraft to take off during a record breaking 62 sorties in one day by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A F-22 Raptor, from the Hawaiian Raptors, prepares to receive fuel during an in-air refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron over Hawaii, May 19, 2015. The F-22 is the Air Force’s fifth generation fighter aircraft that combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A pilot from the Hawaiian Raptors guides the F-22 Raptor into position during aerial refueling operations with the 96th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-135R Stratotanker over Hawaii, May 19, 2015. The F-22 is the Air Force’s fifth generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
United States Air Force F-22 Raptors, from the Hawaiian Raptors, fly in formation above the island of Oahu, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. The F-22 pilots conducted aerial refueling operations with the 96th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-135R Stratotanker. The F-22 Raptor is a fighter aircraft that combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, to represent an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
F-22 Raptors, from the Hawaiian Raptors, fly in formation near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. The F-22 pilots are conducted aerial refueling operations with the 96th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-135R Stratotanker. The F-22 Raptor is a fighter aircraft that combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, to represent an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor, from the Hawaiian Raptors, takes off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 20, 2015. The F-22 Raptor has a range of 1,600 nautical miles with the two external wing fuel tanks attached. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A pilot from the Hawaiian Raptors throws a Shaka sign, shortly after takeoff from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on his way to Nellis Air Force Base NV, to take part in a joint training April 20, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)