F-22 Raptors line up with F-15 fighters on the Anderson Flightline. Photo from Flickr.From Air Force Times:
Wet conditions at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, caused mechanical problems in a dozen F-22 Raptor fighters deployed to the Pacific island from the much less rainy Alaska.
Guam, about 3,800 miles west-southwest of Hawaii, averages 80 to 110 inches of rain a year, according to the National Weather Service. The U.S. territory gets much of its precipitation during the rainy season of July through December.
The jets’ cooling systems drew in moisture from the air, which caused shorts and failures in sophisticated electrical components.
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