The 187th and final F-22 Raptor production aircraft entered Air Force service in a handover ceremony at Lockheed Martin's assembly plant in Marietta, Ga., May 2, Raptor tail No. 4195 completed USAF's total order for the fifth generation fighter. "The very existence of this airplane—your airplane—has altered the strategic landscape forever," said Robert J. Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and CEO, addressing production workers at the plant. Speaking to the audience gathered for the hand-off, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, said advanced weapon systems such as the F-22 will "help shape the future security environment and not just respond to it."
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机译：5月2日，在洛克希德·马丁公司在佐治亚州玛丽埃塔的组装工厂举行的交接仪式上，第187架也是最后一架F-22猛禽生产型飞机进入空军服役，第4195猛禽尾翼完成了美国空军第五代战斗机的总订单。洛克希德·马丁公司董事长兼首席执行官罗伯特·史蒂文斯（Robert J. Stevens）对工厂的生产工人说：“这种飞机的存在，永远改变了战略面貌。”空军参谋长诺顿·施瓦茨将军在会见听众的讲话中说，先进的武器系统，例如F-22，将“帮助塑造未来的安全环境，而不仅仅是对其做出反应。”
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