Video shows Hawaiian-style F-22 Raptor operations

The following video, shows F-22 Raptor stealth fighters flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron takinv off during an early morning 14-ship sortie rotation.

Note at the 00:30 mark the surfer carrying his surfboard and walking next to the airport’s fence as one of the radar-evading planes taxies: a scene that can be seen only at the Hawaii….

More from The Aviationist

Helicopters

U.S. Air Force Flies Final Active Duty HH-60G Mission at Aviano Air Base as First HH-60W Arrives

F-35

Lockheed Martin Awarded ‘Undefinitized’ Contract for 145 F-35s Worth $11 Billion

Aviation Safety

Let’s Examine the Pilots’ Accounts Emerged After the Friendly Fire Incident Involving the F/A-18 Over the Red Sea

Military History

The North American F-82 Twin Mustang: A Forgotten Fighter of the Forgotten War

China

First Visuals of China’s WZ-9 Divine Eagle AEW Drone Surface Online

As the units were being readied to declare FOC (Full Operational Capability), on Apr. 7, the squadrons launched and recovered a record number of sorties which is the most executed by these squadrons on a single day since the conversion to the F-22s.