Previous Deployment Resulted In Problems With On-Board Electronics

By Jeff Marchesseault

GUAM - A formation of F-22 Raptors will deploy to Andersen Air Force Base from Elmendorf AFB in Alaska this month. A news release from Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii made the announcement on the last day of 2009.

On October 5, after the last deployment of F-22's to Andersen, Guam News Factor posted an analysis of the mission and climate-related operational problems that arose out of that deployment:

The Air Force Times reports that crews at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska discovered problems with the electronics on board twelve F-22 Raptors after the $140-million-a-piece aircraft returned from a four-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.

According to the Times, "wet conditions at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, caused mechanical problems in a dozen F-22 Raptor fighters deployed to the Pacific island from the much less rainy Alaska."

Read the Guam News Factor story, "Alaska Crews Find Mechanical Glitches On F-22s After 4-Month Deployment To Rain-Soaked Guam", October 5, 2009.

Here is the official Air Force release announcing the forthcoming deployment from Elmendorf:

12/31/2009 - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Fifteen F-22 Raptors are scheduled to deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in January 2010 for approximately three months.

The fighters and associated personnel will deploy from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.

The deployment supports U.S. Pacific Command's theater security packages in the Western Pacific and follows the recent departure from the theater of two deployed squadrons of F-22s that also were supporting U.S. PACOM's TSP. The fighters and personnel deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, and Kadena Air Base, Japan, completed their redeployment in October 2009.

The F-22 is a transformational combat aircraft that can avoid enemy detection, cruises at supersonic speeds, is highly maneuverable, and provides the joint force an unprecedented level of integrated situational awareness.

As part of continuing force posture adjustments to address worldwide requirements, U.S. officials continue to deploy additional forces throughout the Western Pacific. This is the latest example of the flexibility U.S. forces have to meet their ongoing commitments and security obligations throughout the pacific region.

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