36. The F-22 Made It’s Combat Debut In Syria
On 22 September 2014, the F-22 Raptor made its combat debut in Syria. The United States trying to stop the terrorist organization ISIS performed the beginning airstrikes of Operation Inherent Resolve. The F-22 conducted 204 sorties over Syria between September 2014 and July 2015. The primary goal for the Raptor was to conduct close air support (CAS) escorting strike packages to their targets as well as deter aircraft from Syrian, Iranian and Russian forces trying to attack Kurdish forces and interrupting U.S. operations.