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    CHECKERED FLAG 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1    

    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.

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    Maintainer B-Roll

    Maintainer B-Roll
    11.18.21 | SrA Anabel Del Valle | 325FWPA
    B-roll of maintainers at Tyndall Air Force Base during Checkered Flag 22-1. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Anabel Del Valle)
    Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall

    Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall
    11.15.21 | SSgt Magen M. Reeves | 325FWPA
    Air Combat Command's largest air-to-air exercise, Checkered Flag 22-1, was recently held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
    Air Refueling during Checkered Flag 22-1

    Air Refueling during Checkered Flag 22-1
    11.08.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier | 325FWPA
    Fighter aircraft participating in Checkered Flag 22-1 relieve air refueling from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 79th Air Refueling Squadron,...
    Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall

    Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall
    11.05.21 | SSgt Magen M. Reeves | 325FWPA
    Air Combat Command's largest air-to-air exercise, Checkered Flag 22-1, was recently held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
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    Checkered Flag 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1
    11.18.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier |
    A T-38A Talon assigned to the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag...
    Checkered Flag 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1
    11.18.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier |
    A T-38A Talon assigned to the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag...
    Checkered Flag 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1
    11.18.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier |
    A T-38A Talon assigned to the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag...
    Checkered Flag 22-1

    Checkered Flag 22-1
    11.18.21 | TSgt Betty Chevalier |
    A T-38A Talon assigned to the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag...
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    Checkered Flag exercise at Tyndall comes...
    11.19.21 | SSgt Magen M. Reeves | 325FWPA
    U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Department of Defense contractors and civilians participated in Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 8-19, 2021. Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises and serves to integrate fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft to train and test enhanced mobility, pre-deployment qualifications, and rapid response employment capabilities of...
    Navy combat aviators live fire weapons during Tyndall WSEP

    Navy combat aviators live fire weapons...
    11.19.21 | SSgt Magen M. Reeves | 325FWPA
    Tyndall Air Force Base’s unique airspace paves the way not only for the U.S. Air Force but also for sister service, the U.S. Navy, and many...

    Airman Espinosa; supporting Checkered Flag
    11.18.21 | SSgt Magen M. Reeves | 325FWPA
    Checkered Flag 22-1 continues this week at full speed. Airman 1st Class Joseph Espinosa, 325th Communications Squadron spectrum manager, and his fellow team members play a role in the support function side of Checkered Flag by monitoring inbound and outbound radio frequencies. This is critical because communications Airmen can test, identify and eliminate frequency issues that could hinder the jet while the pilot is in air.

    Airman Maxey: Supporting Checkered Flag
    11.18.21 | SrA Anabel Del Valle | 325FWPA
    Checkered Flag 22-1 is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to mission-critical Airmen. Raised in Illinois, Senior Airman Nicholas Maxey joined the U.S. Air Force August 2018 in search of the biggest and best opportunities in life. Now he is a 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planner assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Maxey traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to serve as a redeployment liaison...
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