"Elmendorf's 477th Fighter Group: Air Force Reserve Command's First F-22A Raptor" The 477th FG was originally a bombardment group to train the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, The 477th was reactivated on October 1, 2007 at Elmendorf AFB as the first Air Force Reserve unit to fly, maintain and support the F-22A Raptor