The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF).
As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter program, the aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities including ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.
USS Bataan (LHD 5) is a multipurpose Amphibious Assault ship commissioned in 1997 and home ported in Norfolk, VA. With a crew of nearly 1000 Sailors and Marines, the ship is capable of embarking a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a mix of aircraft including the MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor helicopter and AV-8B Harrier Light Attack Jet, and up to three Landing Craft Air Cushion. Source : MegaTech U.S. Fleet support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
Lt. Cmdr. Cary Rickoff conducts a training flight over NAF El Centro, CA and the Imperial Valley with Cmdr. Here is a detailed breakdown of the maneuvers Lt. Cmdr Rickoff performs his first maneuver, the Low Transition to Immelman on take off. The maneuver begins from takeoff as he retracts his landing gear, maintaining minimum distance from the ground, then executes a high performance climb, followed by a half-loop. Source : MegaTech Lt. Cmdr. Cary Rickoff conducts the Opposing Minimum-Radius Turn from behind the crowd, and passing over center point, while simultaneously rolling their aircraft 270 degrees away from each other, crossing each other’s flight path.
This is a b-roll package of F-22 Raptors refueling at the hot pit stations on the flight line. the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron executes a hot-pit refueling on an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron. Source : MegaTech A hot-pit is a procedure for refueling an aircraft while the jet's engines continue to run, thus enabling maximum efficiency with minimum manpower.
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