{"id":9179,"date":"2011-07-23T11:35:44","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T20:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9179"},"modified":"2011-07-23T11:35:44","modified_gmt":"2011-07-23T20:05:44","slug":"raptor-wings-clipped-after-alaska-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9179","title":{"rendered":"Raptor wings clipped after Alaska crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is another military expansion project in Hawai’i.\u00a0\u00a0 Senator Inouye’s strategy has been to pack as much construction and long-term capital improvements into the military budget for Hawai’i as a way to prolong the military’s presence and his influence over the shape of Hawai’i’s future long after he is gone. It’s about his legacy.\u00a0 The Honolulu Star Advertiser<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n

The F-22 Raptor, the Air Force’s most advanced weapons system, is the only fighter capable of “simultaneously conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions with near impunity,” maker Lockheed Martin says on its website.<\/p>\n

Now, if they could only get off the ground.<\/p>\n

The Hawaii Air National Guard and active-duty Air Force showcased the stealth aircraft Friday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, where a groundbreaking was held for a $37.1 million maintenance hangar and squadron operations facility for the F-22s.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

But an investigation into “hypoxia-like” symptoms \u2014 meaning not getting enough oxygen \u2014 experienced by some pilots elsewhere has left all Raptors in the Air Force inventory on stand-down since early May with no end to the grounding in sight.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

F-22 improvement projects at Hickam totaling $156 million are expected to be completed through the next four to five years, officials said.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

An Alaska F-22 pilot died in November when he lost control of his jet during training. The jet crashed about 100 miles north of Anchorage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is another military expansion project in Hawai’i.\u00a0\u00a0 Senator Inouye’s strategy has been to pack as much construction and long-term capital improvements into the military budget for Hawai’i as a way to prolong the military’s presence and his influence over the shape of Hawai’i’s future long after he is gone. It’s about his legacy.\u00a0 The … <\/p>\n

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