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"F-22" The world's most advanced 5th generation air superiority stealth fighter jet.

I am posting this one here because it's cool. and Although the events took place n the 1980s the story was posted recently. This is about the USAF Thunderbirds. When they Come into town the announcers state that in a few days the F16's can be turned into warbirds. And this is proof.

Re: "F-22" The world's most advanced 5th generation air superiority stealth fighter j

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As I said, when posting this same photo on the the specific F-22 thread we have some time ao...no other nation in the world either even has, or can produce a formation of this many (ten) operational 5th generation fighters. And they are years and years away from doing so.

In the mean time, the US can now do the same with its second 5th gen fighter, the F-35.

GREAT video of the F-35 being put though some real paces.

Brat, the Thunderhog can indeed fly!

1/2 Bravo Company Security Patrol

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, prepare a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle for a security patrol aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Aug. 7, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert Pullen, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment Battalion Sgt. Maj., maneuvers up to a compound during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Aug. 7, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Travis Adkins, a section leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, observes the surrounding area near a possible enemy firing position during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Aug. 7, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

A full moon shines over U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment as they prepare mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles for a security patrol aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Aug. 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Travis Adkins, a section leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, searches for possible improvised explosive devise materials during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bo Baker, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, hands out candy to local children during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion- Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, a Bravo Company platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, patrols towards his Marines during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion- Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Nabholz, a Bravo Company joint fires observer, with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, adjusts his microphone to talk to air support during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Patrick Ford (Right), Bravo Company platoon commander, Cpl. Kevin Midgley (Center), a machine gunner, and Cpl. David Calle, a vehicle commander, all with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, observe surrounding compounds during a security patrol in Nad Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the Bastion- Leatherneck Complex. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)


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US Air Force In-air refueling mission

Maj. Jeff Ballenski, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, inspects the aircraft wheels during a pre-flight inspection, Aug. 16, 2014, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Ballenski, a Loveland, Colo., native, is deployed from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

An U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, peels away after being in-air refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over Eastern Afghanistan, August 16, 2014. The A-10's maneuverability at slow speeds and low altitude has made it one of the most utilized aircraft for close air support throughout Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, peels away after being in-air refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over Eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2014. The A-10's maneuverability at slow speeds and low altitude has made it one of the most utilized aircraft for close air support throughout Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, peels away after being in-air refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over Eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2014. The A-10's maneuverability at slow speeds and low altitude has made it one of the most utilized aircraft for close air support throughout Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

Maj. Jeff Ballenski and 1st Lt. Nicholas Hoogervorst, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, fly a KC-135 Stratotanker during an in-air refueling mission over Eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2014. Ballenski is a Loveland, Colo., native and Hoogervorsts hometown is Phoenix, Ariz., both are deployed from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)


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Go "leather necks" (US marines) Go - re: ops at Helmand, Afganistan. Best wishes and take careful care against crafty insurgents, & come home safely soon to your families.

US Army Ft Irwin CA

U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, move tactically to an objective & establish a security perimeter during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2014. Decisive Action Rotations allow units to fully exercise their mission essential task list that supports the Army's core competencies: wide area security and combined arms maneuver. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Randis Monroe/Released)

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Yodaville Provides Realistic Urban Close Air Support to HMLA-369



Lance Cpl. Christopher Eliff, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Houston native, awaits a flight aboard the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. HMLA-369 relocated to MCAS Yuma from Aug. 17-22, expending thousands of rounds of ammunition and flying approximately 150 hours during their visit to provide their Marines with intense training.




Lance Cpl. Christopher Eliff, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Houston native, looks out the open door of a UH-1Y Venom aircraft as it passes over the Yodaville Urban Target Complex, located in the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Yodaville is comprised of over 100 simulated buildings and provides realistic, urban close air support training to aviation units.




Lance Cpl. Austin Shephard, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and an Anacoco, La., native, loads ammunition into his GAU-21 .50-Caliber Machine Gun during a moving target exercise at the Yodaville Urban Target Complex, located in the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. The crew chiefs expended more than 6,000 rounds during the exercise, building proficiency in their gunnery skillsets.




Lance Cpl. Christopher Eliff, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Houston native, mounts a GAU-11 Minigun during a moving target exercise at the Yodaville Urban Target Complex, located in the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. The crew chiefs expended more than 6,000 rounds during the exercise, building proficiency in their gunnery skillsets.




Lance Cpl. Christopher Eliff, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Houston native, fires a GAU-11 Minigun during a moving target exercise at the Yodaville Urban Target Complex, located in the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. The crew chiefs expended more than 6,000 rounds during the exercise, building proficiency in their gunnery skillsets.




Lance Cpl. Christopher Eliff, a crew chief with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Houston native, fires a GAU-11 Minigun during a moving target exercise at the Yodaville Urban Target Complex, located in the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. The crew chiefs expended more than 6,000 rounds during the exercise, building proficiency in their gunnery skillsets.