Rank 36 in the Aviation Heroes collection, this print anchors the world's first operational fifth-generation fighter to the wing that brought it online. The 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis — home to Air Combat Command — stood up the first F-22A combat squadron when the Raptor reached initial operational capability in December 2005. The 27th Fighter Squadron Fighting Eagles fly alongside the 94th FS under a wing that still hosts roughly one third of the USAF's combat-coded F-22 force. The layout reads like a Jane's page stripped to essentials: diamond wing planform, LO grey skin, FF Langley tail markings, and the AN/APG-77-era air-dominance brief in three clean columns.