LANGLEY AIRFORCE BASE, Va – The F-22 squadron is ready for combat.

The F-22 Raptor by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Boeing Integrated Defense System under the United States Air Force becomes fully operational and now ready for global engagement said Lt. Col. Mark Hansen, the Air Combat Command F-22 integration officer.

“Crews are now fully organized, trained, equipped and ready for the joint fight.” He said.

The 1st Fighter Wing and the Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing have dedicated time and resources into finding how to use and maintain the world’s most advanced fighter which has deployed and trained across the world to define its capabilities and tactics.

Though the F-22 has reached full operational capability, Airmen at Langley AFB will continue training to get better every day, said Col. Jay Pearsall, the 192nd Fighter Wing Commander.

“There’s no change in training, everybody is working hard and we’re ready to go to war, on deployment or on exercises.”

The F-22’s combination of stealth, speed, agility, precision and situational awareness, combined with air to air and air to ground combat capabilities gives the airframe numerous advantages over any potential adversary.