Stealth fighters arrived at Misawa Air Base, the first replacements the Air Force pledged for the F-16 Fighting Falcons stationed there.

While the F-35 now outperforms F-22 as a balanced advanced fighter, the F-22 still wins in its air dominance role and some flying characteristics.

Their every flight was a ‘first.’ Mach 1.8, 50,000 feet altitude, air-to-air missile launches, mid-air refueling—extreme ...