Maintainers keep F-22s ready in Guam

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Smith and Senior Airman Theodore Cupp perform maintenance on a hydraulic pump June 3. The Airmen are Raptor crew chiefs assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Theatre Security Packages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Maintainers keep F-22s ready in Guam

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Smith and Senior Airman Theodore Cupp, F-22 crew chiefs from the 525th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, perform maintenance on a hydraulic pump June 3. The Airmen are deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Theatre Security Packages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Barksdale bombers arrive at Andersen

Col. Tod Fingal greets Capt. Brandon Fischer after a 17-hour flight May 30 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Three B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived here May 30. Colonel Fingal is the 36th Operations Group commander and Captain Fischer is a 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircraft commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Barksdale bombers arrive at Andersen

A B-2 Spirit takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the redeployment June 2 to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. B-52 Stratofortresses replaced the B-2s as part of the continuous bomber presence in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

Honoring the fallen

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in the missing man formation to honor all Americans who have given their lives in service to our nation during a Memorial Day ceremony at Birch Hill Cemetery May 25, 2009, Fairbanks, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Max)

Raptors roll out

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – An F-22A Raptor from the 94th Fighter Squadron takes off here May 26 for Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 280 Langley Airmen and 12 F-22A Raptors depart this week for their Air Expeditionary Force deployment, which demonstrates the continued U.S. commitment to fulfill its security responsibilities throughout the Western Pacific. This is the first overseas deployment for the 94th Fighter Squadron since transitioning to the F-22. (U.S. photo/Senior Airman Zachary Wolf)