LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- F-22A Raptor pilots put their helmets on just before taking off for a deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7. More than 200 personnel and 12 F-22A Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron departed for Japan for their Air Expeditionary Force deployment, which demonstrates the continued U.S. commitment to fulfill it security responsibilities through the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Vernon Young)