A U.S. Air Force member of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (USA), observes a Lockheed Martin F-22A <i>Raptor</i> (s/n 05-4098) at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on 28 August 2015. The U.S. Air Force deployed four F-22s, one McDonnell Douglas C-17 <i>Globemaster III</i> transport and more than 50 airmen to Spangdahlem in support of the first F-22 European training deployment. The inaugural F-22 training deployment to Europe was funded by the European Reassurance Initiative, a $1 billion pledge announced by U.S. President Obama in March 2014.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman, USAF
2015-08-28
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