Sixty members of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing are working with their active duty counterparts in the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va., to learn how to operate and maintain the new F-22A fighters. The Air Force is integrating the 192nd with the 1st in all but administrative control. The goal is to share the aircraft and equipment, working together. According to the Guardsmen, it is the first time they’ve been in on the ground floor with a new system. Officials expect to complete full integration of the 192nd at Langley by September 2009.
30 Years After Desert Storm: Feb. 27-28
Feb. 28, 2021
In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Magazine is posting daily recollections from the six-week war, which expelled Iraq from occupied Kuwait.