Presto! The F/A-22's A Is Gone

Just before declaring its premier fighter ready for combat--three years late--the Air Force decided to give it another makeover. It seems the A in the F/A-22 was just a bit too Navy for USAF Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, who says, "F/A is not an Air Force bit of nomenclature." The aircraft...

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