An F-22A Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., tops off from a Grand Forks Air Force Base KC-135 Feb. 7 during the Red Flag Exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. Two KC-135 Stratotankers from the 319th Air Refueling Wing are the lead tanker unit during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Randi Norton)
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Two F-22A Raptors fly off the left wing of a Grand Forks Air Force Base KC-135 during the Red Flag Exercise Feb 7. Two KC-135 Stratotankers from the 319th Air Refueling Wing are the lead tanker unit during the exercise. Red Flag is an exercise designed to hone the war-fighting skills of Air Force pilots for current and future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Randi Norton)
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An F-22A Raptor flies off after being refueled by a Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., KC-135 with fuel doors still open during the Red Flag exercise Feb 7. The two KC-135 Stratotankers from the 319th Air Refueling Wing are the lead tanker unit during the exercise. Red Flag is an exercise designed to hone the war-fighting skills of Air Force pilots for current and future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Randi Norton)