The American Forces Press Service, the internal news organ of the Department of Defense, is breaking news today with the stunning revelation that the F-22A Raptor has deployed to the Middle East.
The press service story states:
"When the Raptor, a fifth-generation fighter jet, left Langley Air Force Base, Va., in February for its first real-world deployment to the Middle East, Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Daetz, operations officer for the 411th Flight Test Squadron, was wowed by its power, maneuverability and stealth. " (Full story)
I'm aware of only two F-22 deployments to Okinawa and to Alaska, with the Okinawa trip tainted by bad software that shut down the cockpit computers while crossing the International Date Line.
I think we can assume this is just a bad typo, like when DOD announced it would export missiles to a new country called the United Arab Emigrants.
The day the F-22 shows up at Tallil or Al Asad is probably the day when we need to send a message to a certain neighboring country.
on May 2, 2007 10:30 AM | Reply
They mean FAR East one would assume...it's only the other side of the planet to the MIDDLE East...but surely no big deal for a nation that is happy to sing it can't tell the difference between Iraq and Iran...or manage to shuffle its jets over the international dateline...the ones that actually made it into air that day...
on July 22, 2007 4:37 PM | Reply
yeah iran