A F-22 Raptor assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, supports Operation Inherent Resolve over the skies of Southwest Asia, May 16, 2018. The Raptor’s mission is to help ensure that the operations of U.S. and coalition forces on the ground and in the air are unimpeded by adversary aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Lou Burton)