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An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2007, marking the aircraft's first overseas deployment. The jet is one of 12 along with more than 250 Airmen deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., to Kadena as part of an air expeditionary force rotation.

FIRST DEPLOYMENT

An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2007, marking the aircraft's first overseas deployment. The jet is one of 12 along with more than 250 Airmen deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., to Kadena as part of an air expeditionary force rotation.

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