Global War on Terrorism 1st Fighter Wing



f-22a of 27th fighter squadron


on 11 september 2001, 1st fighter wing took skies simultaneously defend east , west coasts of against further terrorist attacks. wing s f-15s among first fighters on scene on washington d.c. , remained on station continuously next 6 months. 1st fighter wing simultaneously participated in homeland defense mission in operation noble eagle; maintained lead wing status in usaf s expeditionary air force (aef) rotations southwest asia, turkey, enforcing un no-fly zone sanctions in operation southern watch operation northern watch until 2003; , deployed fighters keflavĂ­k, iceland fulfill nato treaty obligations.


during second gulf war in 2003, 71st fighter squadron deployed again southwest asia. in 2005, 27th , 94th fighter squadrons became first squadrons in world achieve operational status flying f-22 raptor.

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