Four F-22 Raptors to Fly Over University of Hawaiʻi Stadium for Military Appreciation Night Football Game
The Hawaiʻi Department of Defense announced on November 13 (Release No. 2026-016) that four F-22 Raptor fighter jets will fly over the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa at approximately 5:55 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, as part of the university's Military Appreciation Night football game; the department issued the notice in advance to alert the public to the aircraft noise.
The flyover will be conducted by the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard's 154th Wing together with the U.S. Air Force's 15th Wing, with jets drawn from two F-22 squadrons, the 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter Squadron. Hawaiʻi is one of the few states where the Air National Guard routinely flies the F-22 air defense alert mission, and the jets are based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
The department said the flight route has been coordinated with and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and that the flyover doubles as a training sortie for the pilots, so it comes at no additional cost to taxpayers.
Military flyovers before college football games are a long-standing tradition at U.S. stadiums, typically scheduled for military appreciation games around Veterans Day to honor service members, veterans and their families.
(Source: Hawaiʻi Department of Defense)
Source: Hawaiʻi Department of Defense
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Photo: 图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，夏威夷空中国民警卫队第154联队F-22「猛禽」战机（2018年环太平洋演习期间，美国空军照片，Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison摄），公共领域 | Image: Wikimedia Commons, Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing F-22 Raptor during RIMPAC 2018 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison), public domain
