The 8th Fighter Squadron (8 FS) was part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-22A Raptor, having previously operated the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft from 1992 until the squadron's inactivation on 16 May 2008. The 8th FS was reactivated on 25 September 2009, and joined the 7th Fighter Squadron as the second F-22A Raptor squadron at Holloman AFB until its inactivation on 19 May 2011.
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