The Stealth Fighters are based about 60 miles up the road from me, all the stealth fighters will be moving to other bases in the very near future as their current home at Holloman AFB will soon be the home to the new F-22 Raptor
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Nighthawks, airmen head to South Korea
Article Launched: 01/06/2007 12:00:00 AM MST
F-117A Nighthawks will be replaced by F-22s at Holloman Air Force Base, outside Alamogordo, but the old stealth fighters aren't going to be sent to the boneyard in the near future.
About 300 airmen and a squadron of Nighthawks will leave next week for the Republic of Korea on at least a four-month deployment. It will be the fourth time since 2003 that the 49th Fighter Wing has gone to the region, base officials said.
"This deployment is not related to a particular threat or event but part of an ongoing measure to maintain a credible deterrent posture and presence in the region and demonstrates the continued U.S. commitment towards fulfilling security responsibilities throughout the Western Pacific," according to a statement released by Holloman officials.
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