U.S. Raptors Reach Yokota Air Base, F-16s To Follow

The U.S. Air Force has deployed a dozen F-22 stealth fighters to a base in Japan, reports the Stars and Stripes.

Twelve F-22 Raptors arrived Wednesday at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

The Raptors will be joined by 14 F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, said U.S. officials.

"This movement of aircraft is part of a previously scheduled training deployment to Japan that will enhance our ability to fulfill our treaty...