F-22A Briefing

The Air Force plans to hold a Pentagon briefing tomorrow at noon on the F-22A Raptor's oxygen-generation system, according to a Defense Department announcement issued this afternoon.

The briefers will be retired Air Force Gen. Gregory Martin, chair of the Scientific Advisory Board study on the F-22; Maj. Gen. Noel Jones, director of operational capability requirements and deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements; and Maj. Gen. Charlie Lyon, Air Combat Command's director of operations, the statement reads, adding:

They will provide an update on the secretary of the Air Force-directed study into the systems safety issues involving F-22 oxygen generation systems and discuss F-22 operations since the September 2011 return to fly order.

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