Flying in Under the Radar

Airman 1st Class Emmanuel Marioni, 3rd Maintenance Squadron, inspects the skin of a 3rd Wing F-22 Raptor Sept. 28. Marioni is a low observable technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joan King)

JBER hosts it's annual load competition

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Ducharme, 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, operates an MJ-1 lift truck to transport a practice missile onto an F-22 Raptor aircraft during the annual load competition Oct. 17. The load competition is an event held to demonstrate the skill level and knowledge of all Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson aircraft maintainers including active-duty and Reserve Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Ty-Rico Lea)

JBER hosts it's annual load competition

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- 525th and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron members prepare for the annual load competition where two teams test their skills as load crew members for the F-22 Raptor aircraft. The load competition is an annual event held to demonstrate the skill level and knowledge of all Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson aircraft maintenance including active duty and reserve airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Ty-Rico Lea

Bulldogs accept delivery of last Raptor

Airman 1st Class Jeffery Brown performs post flight checks after an F-22 Raptor fighter landed on the flightline May 5. The 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, received the last F-22 Raptor being made from Lockheed Martin and has named it the squadron's flagship. Brown is the jet's assistant dedicated crew chief with the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Booneville, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)

Bulldogs accept delivery of last Raptor

Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, 3rd Wing Commadner, talks members of the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit after landing on the flightline May 5. The 3rd Wing and the 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, both received two of the last F-22 Raptors being made by Lockheed Martin and both have been named their unit's flagship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)

Bulldogs accept delivery of last Raptor

Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Moga, 525th Fighter Squadron Commander, greets his son, P.J., age 1, after arriving in an F-22Raptor fighter on the flightline May 5. The 525th FS, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, received the last F-22 Raptor being made from Lockheed Martin and has named it the squadron's flagship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)