WASHINGTON — Search and rescue planes found he wreckage of an F-22 fighter near Denali National Park Wednesday.  The fighter jet lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday during a routine training mission out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.

The Alaska National Guard has sent a rescue team to the area, approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, to search for the pilot.

“Right now, our top priority is to try to bring the pilot home safely,” said Col. Jack McMullen, 3rd Wing commander. “We will continue to search until we find our pilot. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of this missing Airman.”

The airman’s name is being withheld until his condition is determined.

The F-22 is the military’s newest and most technologically advanced fighter. It’s a one-man, stealth supercruiser designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The Air Force has 137 of them in its fleet, each valued at roughly $143 million.