Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor - Operators

Operators

The United States Air Force is the only operator of the F-22. It ordered 187 aircraft with the last received by early Q2 2012. By November 2012, crashes had reduced numbers to 182. It is operated by the following commands:

• Air Education and Training Command
  • 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida
    • 43d Fighter Squadron – The first squadron to operate the F-22 and continues to serve as the Formal Training Unit. Known as the "Hornets", the 43d was re-activated at Tyndall in 2002.

• Air Combat Command
  • 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia
    • 27th Fighter Squadron – The first combat F-22 squadron. Began conversion in December 2005 after and flew the first operational mission (January 2006 in support of Operation Noble Eagle).
    • 94th Fighter Squadron
  • 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
    • 7th Fighter Squadron
    • 8th Fighter Squadron
  • 53d Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
    • 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron – The "Green Bats" are responsible for operational testing, tactics development and evaluation for the F-22 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
  • 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
    • 433d Weapons Squadron

• Air Force Materiel Command
  • 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, California
    • 411th Flight Test Squadron – Conducted competition between YF-22 and YF-23 from 1989–1991. Continues to conduct flight test on F-22 armaments and upgrades.

• Pacific Air Forces
  • 3d Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
    • 90th Fighter Squadron – Converted from F-15Es; first F-22A arrived 8 August 2007.
    • 525th Fighter Squadron
  • 15th Wing, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
    • 19th Fighter Squadron – Associate PACAF squadron to the 199th Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard).

• Air National Guard
  • 192d Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia.
    • 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard – Associate ANG squadron to the 1st Fighter Wing (Air Combat Command).
  • 154th Wing, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
    • 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard

• Air Force Reserve Command
  • 44th Fighter Group, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
    • 301st Fighter Squadron – Associate AFRC squadron to the 49th Fighter Wing (Air Combat Command).
  • 477th Fighter Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
    • 302d Fighter Squadron – Associate AFRC squadron to the 3rd Wing (Pacific Air Forces).