F-22 Demo Team: Practicing Excellence

March 10, 2023 VA Worker 0
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs a maneuver at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson is a highly-skilled fighter pilot, trained to perform maneuvers that demonstrate the capabilities of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies an F-22 Raptor during a practice flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson has more than 750 hours experience flying the F-22 Raptor and was selected as a part of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team for his outstanding performance, capabilities and skills as a fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies an F-22 Raptor during a practice flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson has more than 750 hours experience flying the F-22 Raptor and was selected as a part of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team for his outstanding performance, capabilities and skills as a fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force

photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, shakes hands with Senior Airman Logan Phouangaphayvong, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team integrated avionics craftsman, before taxiing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Demonstration Team is comprised of dedicated crew chiefs, integrated avionics craftsmen, aircrew flight equipment technicians and more, selected for their proficiency and excellence in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, takes off from the runway at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Raptor is a vital part of the 21st century Air Force, designed to project air dominance through a combination of stealth, super cruise, maneuverability and more, making it one of the most reliable fighter aircraft in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, shakes hands with Senior Airman Logan Phouangaphayvong, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team integrated avionics craftsman, before taxiing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Demonstration Team is comprised of dedicated crew chiefs, integrated avionics craftsmen, aircrew flight equipment technicians and more, selected for their proficiency and excellence in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, shakes hands with Senior Airman Logan
Phouangaphayvong, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team integrated avionics craftsman, before taxiing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Demonstration Team is comprised of dedicated crew chiefs, integrated avionics craftsmen, aircrew flight equipment technicians and more, selected for their proficiency and excellence in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Tomich, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team integrated avionics specialist, prepares to signal to the pilot at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team represents the Air Combat Command, the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense at airshows around the world and are selected based on skill, military bearing, and personal and professional merit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Tomich, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team integrated avionics specialist, prepares to signal to the pilot at Joint
Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team represents the Air Combat Command, the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense at airshows around the world and are selected based on skill, military bearing, and personal and professional merit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, soars through the sky at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The team’s upcoming performance will be at the Heritage Flight Training Conference held year-round for Air Combat Command single-ship demonstration teams to practice formation flying alongside historic military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies in preparation for the upcoming air
show season at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The 2023 air show season for the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team consists of more than 23 shows around the world, two scheduled overseas and the rest throughout the States, making for a well-rounded exhibition of air dominance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, soars through the sky at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The team’s upcoming performance will be at the Heritage Flight Training Conference held year-round for Air Combat Command single-ship demonstration teams to practice formation flying alongside historic military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, soars through the sky at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The team’s upcoming performance will be at the Heritage Flight Training Conference held year-round for Air Combat Command single-ship demonstration teams
to practice formation flying alongside historic military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanchez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team dedicated crew chief, prepares to inspect an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. As a crew chief, Sanchez ensures the team has a safe aircraft so that spectators are able to see the F-22’s air superiority globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanchez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team dedicated crew chief, prepares to inspect an F-22 Raptor at Joint
Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. As a crew chief, Sanchez ensures the team has a safe aircraft so that spectators are able to see the F-22’s air superiority globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs a maneuver at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson is a highly-skilled fighter pilot, trained to perform maneuvers that demonstrate the capabilities of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies an F-22 Raptor during a practice flight
at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson has more than 750 hours experience flying the F-22 Raptor and was selected as a part of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration
Team for his outstanding performance, capabilities and skills as a fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force
photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs a maneuver at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson is a highly-skilled fighter pilot, trained to perform maneuvers that demonstrate the capabilities of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs a maneuver at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. Larson is a highly-skilled fighter pilot, trained to perform
maneuvers that demonstrate the capabilities of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

Spectators gather on the flight line to watch an F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team practice performance at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 10, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team is an essential part of the 1st Fighter Wing, traveling the world and showcasing the aircraft’s air capabilities and dominance to millions of people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
Spectators gather on the flight line to watch an F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team practice performance at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb.
10, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team is an essential part of the 1st Fighter Wing,
traveling the world and showcasing the aircraft’s air capabilities and dominance to millions of people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

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