May 23, 2023 302d Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor unit led Northern Edge 23-1 This year the role of lead F-22 Raptor unit for the Northern Edge 23-1 went to the 302d Fighter Squadron, the Air Force Reserve F-22 squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 302d Fighter Squadron is part of the 477th Fighter Group and has a long history of air dominance to include
Aug. 8, 2021 First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.