Air Combat Command chief Gen. Ronald Keys and 1st Fighter Wing’s Brig. Gen. Burton Field plan to announce Thursday at Langley AFB, Va., that the F-22 Raptor is cleared for initial operational capability.
Congress is getting closer to saving the E-7 Wedgetail from the Pentagon chopping block, with the House of Representatives preparing to pass the presumptive final version of the National Defense Authorization bill this week.

