F-22 Raptors from the Langley-based 1st Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, during a temporary duty deployment to the South China Sea super base.

An F-22 Raptor dispenses a flare used for self-protection against infrared-guided missiles.

A six-ship of F-22 Raptors flying over the White Sands range, near Alamogordo, in New Mexico.

Air Force Reserve Command’s 44th Fighter Group is a reserve associate unit to Air Combat Command’s 49th Wing.

F-22 Raptor from the Langley-based 1st Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, during a temporary duty deployment to the South China Sea super base.

F-22 Raptor from the Langley-based 1st Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, during a temporary duty deployment to the South China Sea super base.

A Raptor pilot taxies his silvery Raptor painted in the Have Glass colour scheme on to the end of runway ramp at Holloman Air Force Base.

An airman signals to the pilot to apply the brakes, ready for the chocks to be placed against the main wheels for final checks, on the end of runway ramp at Holloman.

Airmen read data from the F-22 aircraft on a portable maintenance aid.

An airman pulls a pair of chocks out to the end of runway ramp to park the jet during final checks before take-off.

Airmen use a portable maintenance aid for reference during loading of a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.