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    CHECKERED FLAG 21-2

    Checkered Flag 21-2

    Checkered Flag 21-2    

    Checkered Flag, one of the DoD's largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of Air Force aviators and maintainers. The two-week long exercise focuses on the integration of F-22 Raptor, F-35A Lightning II and fourth-generation aircraft in a large-force exercise. Checkered Flag is hosted at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Checkered Flag 21-2 will support approximately 25 aerial events, 115 participating aircraft, and 15 Joint and Total Force squadrons from across the country. This exercise provides a unique training battlefield for a variety of aircraft and support personnel from different aerial units.

    7 Featured Videos

    F-15E Strike Eagle Profile - Checkered Flag 21-2

    F-15E Strike Eagle Profile - Checkered...
    05.21.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier | 325FWPA
    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ethan "Action" Porter, 336th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, speaks on the basics of the F-15E and what...
    E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

    E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
    05.21.21 | SrA Anabel Del Valle | 325FWPA
    A Naval Flight Officer and an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Pilot stationed at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, describe the capabilities of the aircraft...
    F-35A Lightning II

    F-35A Lightning II
    05.20.21 | SrA Tiffany Del Oso | 325FWPA
    U.S. Air Force Capt. "Murf" Zillweger 388th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, speaks on the mission and capabilities of the F-35A...
    F/A-18F Super Hornet

    F/A-18F Super Hornet
    05.20.21 | SrA Anabel Del Valle | 325FWPA
    A U.S. Navy Weapons Systems Officer stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, describes the capabilities of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, while...
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    65 Featured Images

    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag

    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag
    05.21.21 | Brad Sturk |
    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Watkins, 325th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, checks the intended flight plans...
    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag

    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag
    05.21.21 | Brad Sturk |
    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Ray, 325th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, monitors airspace radar display...
    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag

    RAPCON assists during Checkered Flag
    05.21.21 | Brad Sturk |
    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gannon Soares, 325th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control specialist, monitors airspace radar display screens...
    A Day in the Life of an F-35 pilot

    A Day in the Life of an F-35 pilot
    05.20.21 | SrA Tiffany Del Oso |
    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis on the flightline at Tyndall AFB,...
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    2 Featured Stories

    Air control: integral in successful...
    05.26.21 | SrA Tiffany Del Oso | 325FWPA
    Executing large-scale exercises like Checkered Flag, AGILE FLAG and the Weapon System Evaluation Program can be a daunting task, but the 81st Air Control Squadron assigned to Tyndall Air Force base is up for the challenge. Senior Airman Bryce Cox, 81st ACS weapons director, originally from Jefferson, Ohio has been at Tyndall since 2018. Unlike many who didn’t or couldn’t choose their career field, Bryce had the opportunity and...