The inactivation of the 8th, however, was brief as it was reactivated on 25 Sept 2009, and equipped with the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.
The 8th, was the second of two F-22A squadrons to be activated at Holloman and joined the previously-equipped 7th Fighter Squadron.
 The squadron was equipped with 18 F-22s, the last aircraft being received in 2010.

The 8th Fighter Squadron deployed frequently to overseas locations in support of United States objectives.
However, after less than two years of operating F-22s, in 2010 it was announced that the squadron would stand down due to the Air Force's Raptor fleet consolidation plan, which called for Holloman to give up its two squadrons of F-22s for two General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons.
  As a result, some of the 8th FS F-22s went temporarily to the 7th Fighter Squadron, while others were transferred to the 3d Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

In May 2011, the squadron became non-operational and on 15 July 2011, the 8th Fighter squadron was inactivated.
The inactivation of the 8th, however, was brief as it was reactivated on 25 Sept 2009, and equipped with the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor. The 8th, was the second of two F-22A squadrons to be activated at Holloman and joined the previously-equipped 7th Fighter Squadron.  The squadron was equipped with 18 F-22s, the last aircraft being received in 2010.
The 8th Fighter Squadron deployed frequently to overseas locations in support of United States objectives. However, after less than two years of operating F-22s, in 2010 it was announced that the squadron would stand down due to the Air Force's Raptor fleet consolidation plan, which called for Holloman to give up its two squadrons of F-22s for two General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons.   As a result, some of the 8th FS F-22s went temporarily to the 7th Fighter Squadron, while others were transferred to the 3d Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
In May 2011, the squadron became non-operational and on 15 July 2011, the 8th Fighter squadron was inactivated.
8th Fighter Squadron