The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis, AFB, Nev., received its first F-22A Raptor fighter aircraft on Jan. 9. A Nellis spokeswoman tells the Daily Report that the weapons school is scheduled to receive five Raptors in total. The next one will arrive in March and then one per month after that until all five are in place in June, she says. These Raptors will be part of Nellis’s 57th Wing and used to train PhD-level instructor pilots.
Trump: Selfridge Getting F-15EX Fighters to Replace A-10s
April 29, 2025
Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base will become the home of 21 F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighters, a move that will enable the base to retain a fighter mission after the looming retirement of its A-10 attack planes.