AIR & SPACE MAGAZINE F-22 Rapture Contrails and shock waves and water vapor and… Photo: U.S. Navy/Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Ronald Dejarnett/Released August 10, 2009 090622-N-7780S-014 GULF OF ALASKA (June 22, 2009) An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land. (U.S. Navy photo by Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Ronald Dejarnett/Released) U.S. Navy Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.