An F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron, Joint-Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, taxis prior to takeoff during Checkered Flag 26-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Checkered Flag, one of the U.S. military's largest air-to-air exercises, is a bi-annual exercise integrating fourth- and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities for aviators and maintainers, directly supporting global power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Welty)
| Date Taken: | 10.22.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.24.2025 17:02 |
| Photo ID: | 9369333 |
| VIRIN: | 251022-F-KG386-1074 |
| Resolution: | 5913x3942 |
| Size: | 4.21 MB |
| Location: | TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 32 |
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