Video by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem | 325th Fighter Wing | 05.08.2025
U.S. fighter jets taxi and takeoff during Checkered Flag 25-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 8, 2025. Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, integrates fourth and fifth-generation aircraft to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem)...
Video by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem | 325th Fighter Wing | 05.08.2025
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 175th Fighter Squadron, Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, perform preflight maintenance on F-16 Fighting Falcons during Checkered Flag 25-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 8, 2025. As a large-force, live-fly exercise, Checkered Flag provides realistic and relevant air combat training, readying units for their assigned missions. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman......
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis and Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri | 158th Fighter Wing | 06.01.2024
More than 175 Airmen and a dozen F-35 Lighting IIs from Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing joined Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors from across the country for three weeks to participate in the Weapons System Evaluation Program and Checkered Flag exercises at Tyndall Air Base, Florida....
Video by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben | 4th Combat Camera Squadron | 05.20.2024
Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises and is designed to integrate 4th- and 5th-generation airframes to enhance mobility and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The exercise responds to Air Combat Command’s plan to train the Immediate Response Force, a dedicated force for “rapid response” to unforeseen or......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri | 158th Fighter Wing | 05.15.2024
During the course of three weeks, more than 175 Airmen and a dozen F-35 Lighting IIs from Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing joined Airmen, Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors from across the country to participate in the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) and Checkered Flag exercises at Tyndall Air Base, Florida. All participants had multiple opportunities to test their abilities during weather......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris | 4th Combat Camera Squadron | 05.10.2024
U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling operations during Checkered Flag 24-2. Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises and is designed to integrate 4th- and 5th-generation airframes to enhance mobility and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The exercise responds to Air Combat Command’s plan to train the Immediate......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter | 325th Fighter Wing | 11.08.2023
Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training....
Video by Tech. Sgt. Jael Laborn | 325th Fighter Wing | 11.07.2023
Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Jael Laborn)...
