Air Force Lt. Col. “BIG” Badowski, 325th Operations Group deputy group commander, taxis an F-22 Raptor at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 17, 2021. Badowski flew a sortie in Checkered Flag, a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall, which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft in combat training. The 21-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 10-21, 2021.

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