Take off to Red Flag

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Craig Baker, 8th Fighter Squadron commander, prepares his F-22 Raptor before departing for Red Flag, Jan 23. The Red Flag exercises have been held periodically at Nellis AFB, Nev., since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

Take off to Red Flag

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Craig Baker, 8th Fighter Squadron commander, puts on his helmet before departing for Red Flag as Airman 1st Class Robert Miller, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, looks on, Jan 23. The 49th Fighter Wing sent four F-22 Raptors to Nellis AFB, Nev., in support of Red Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

849th AMXS provides eyes in the sky of Haiti

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airmen from the 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove the right wing of an RQ-1 Predator, Jan 17. The Airmen were dissembling and packaging an RQ-1 for departure in support of Operation Unified Response. Team Holloman is preparing personnel and supplies to send to Haiti after it was rocked by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

849th AMXS provides eyes in the sky of Haiti

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Airmen from the 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron disassemble an RQ-1 Predator for departure in support of Operation Unified Response, Jan 17. Units from across the base have been tasked to prepare personnel and assets to deploy in support of Haiti relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

8th FS flagship arrives

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Craig Baker, 8th Fighter Squadron commander, exits the first F-22 Raptor assigned to the 8th FS after flying it here the afternoon of Dec. 21. The arrival of 8th FS flagship, a Langley AFB Raptor -- which came from maintenance in Palmdale, Calif. -- starts the next chapter of the storied history of the "Black Sheep" that began in 1941 when the squadron was assigned to the 49th Pursuit Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

8th FS flagship arrives

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Craig Baker, 8th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis into a hangar in the first F-22 Raptor assigned to the 8th FS the afternoon of Dec. 21. The pilots and maintainers of the 8th FS will work hand-in-hand with the 7th Fighter Squadron until the "Screamin' Demons" of the 7th deploy next summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John D. Strong II)