An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 125th Fighter Squadron, Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, signals from the cockpit while taxiing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 28, 2022. The unit visited Tyndall to participate in Checkered Flag 23-1. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 23-1 iteration of the exercise was held Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, 2022.

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