Air Force Lt. Col. “BIG” Badowski, 325th Operations Group deputy commander, speaks with Airman 1st Class Alexander Fortner, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, while preparing for a flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 17, 2021. Badowski flew the F-22 Raptor for a sortie during Checkered Flag 21-2, a large-scale aerial exercise involving more than 2,000 joint personnel and 115 aircraft.

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