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Virginia Lawmakers Push for Air Force to Base F-22s in Hampton Roads

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Virginia Lawmakers Push for Air Force to Base F-22s in Hampton Roads
OVER VIRGINIA -- Lt. Col. James Hecker flies over Fort Monroe before delivering the first operational F/A-22 Raptor to its permanent home at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on May 12. This is the first of 26 Raptors to be delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron. The Raptor program is managed by the F/A-22 System Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Colonel Hecker is the squadron's commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

The entire Virginia congressional delegation and both senators are vying for the Air Force to base its F-22 squadrons at Air Combat Command’s headquarters in Hampton Roads. The delegation issued a Feb. 14 letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson pushing for the F-22 flight and maintenance formal training units (FTUs) that are being relocated from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to move to Joint-Base Langley-Eustis in southern Virginia. The co-signers include Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Sen. Tim…

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