An F-22 Raptor takes off from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, after its four-month grounding / Air Force photo by Brian Ferguson
An F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 21, after a four-month stand down. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 to resume flight operations. The commander of Air Combat Command directed a stand-down of the fleet May 3 as a safety precaution, following 12 separate reported incidents where pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
