THE F22 TAKING ITS ROLL IN THE WARFARE AGAINST IS AS 112 MISSIONS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ TO BATTLE THE MUSLIM EXTREMISTS THUS FAR–IS THAT THE POTUS BHO HAD ALLOWED TO GROW WITH THE LEFTIST AGENDA OF CUT AND RUN LEAVING THE BIGGEST SUCKING VACCUM THAT THE IS WAS MORE THAT WILLING TO ACCOMODATE

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-22 fighter jet, making its debut in warfare more than nine years after it was deemed combat-ready, has flown at least 112 missions against Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. Air Force’s commander of combat forces said.

The stealth fighter known as the Raptor has guided airstrikes into Syria, disseminated large volumes of data to fellow fliers and attacked Islamic State’s oil facilities, General Herb “Hawk” Carlisle, said in a telephone interview.

“If at all possible, they try to have F-22s on as many missions as they can because” the jets play the role of an aerial quarterback, Carlisle said.

“The F-22 can suck up information from everybody,” such as other fighters, air and ground surveillance aircraft, and then direct aircrews where to fly and locate targets, he said.

What the F-22 is doing “extraordinarily well is making sure other airplanes are aware of what’s around them and, in cases where they need to, direct them so they stay out of any potential threat,” Carlisle said of the plane’s first wartime role since it was initially declared combat-ready in December 2005.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-18/f-22-s-belated-debut-against-islamic-state-praised-by-commander