F-22 Raptors Replace F-35As in Pacific for Theater Security Mission
Oriana Pawlyk 31 May 2018
The F-22 Raptor has deployed to the Pacific as part of a theater security mission, swapping in for the Air Force's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Fifth-generation fighters, aircrew and support personnel from the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, arrived this week at Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the new theater security package, a term describing forward-deployed aircraft units that conduct missions to reassure partner and ally forces and maintain security and stability across a region.
https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/05/31/f-22-raptors-replace-f-35as-pacific-theater-security-mission.html
