Florida-based F-22s engaged Louisiana guard in combat ops

With training dollars on the sequestration down-low, and in the face of high demand, F-22 Raptor student-pilots from Tyndall (Fla.) Air Force Base's 43rd Fighter Squadron formed combat training exercises with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s “Bayou Militia” over the Gulf of Mexico. LANG pilots from the 159th Fighter Wing - playing the adversarial role in their F-15C Eagles – helped six F-22 Raptor student-pilots, through the end of August, continue their AF-based training with one of the service’s most sophisticated aircraft. Tyndall’s 43rd is the primary F-22 Raptor training unit for the Air Force. Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, Aug. 20, 2013.