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Air Force

Schwartz: Air Force ‘Confident’ F-22 Safe To Fly, Service Sending Squadron To Japan

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

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The departing Air Force chief of staff said Tuesday the service is confident it has managed, but not eliminated, the risk associated with flying the F-22 and is deploying a squadron to Japan “within days.” “We’re confident that we have managed the risk associated with continuing operations in the F-22,” Gen. Norton Schwartz told reporters at the Pentagon. “Minimized, perhaps not eliminated, until modifications are in place, but minimized the risk. We’re doing it in a prudent way that has…

Congress

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Army

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