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    Raptors return to flight [Image 13 of 14]

    Raptors return to flight

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

    09.21.2011

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding 

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    An F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 21, after a four month stand-down. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 to resume flight operations. The commander of ACC directed a stand-down of the fleet May 3 as a safety precaution, following 12 separate reported incidents where pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms.

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    Date Taken: 09.21.2011
    Date Posted: 09.21.2011 17:30
    Photo ID: 460293
    VIRIN: 110921-F-KE165-340
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 2.57 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, US

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