The 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, has activated its second F-22A Raptor squadron, the 525th Fighter Squadron “Bulldogs,” reports SSgt. Francesca Popp. The unit joins the active 90th FS and Air Force Reserve Command 302nd FS, which will fly and maintain Raptors as an associate unit. Elmendorf received its first F-22s in August. When it reaches full operational capability late next year, the 525th will comprise some 26 airmen and 20 aircraft.
Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 920th Rescue Wing helped save 11 airplane crash survivors off the coast of Florida on May 12. The Reserve Airmen were flying an HC-130J Combat King II and an HH-60W Jolly Green II on a routine training flight when a Coast Guard call diverted…