A Air Force F-22 Raptor with the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender, 79th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, during an air-to-air refueling over the Gulf of Mexico while flying in Checkered Flag 22-1, Nov. 9, 2021. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-1 iteration of the exercise was held Nov. 8-19,
A Air Force F-22 Raptor with the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender, 79th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, during an air-to-air refueling over the Gulf of Mexico while flying in Checkered Flag 22-1, Nov. 9, 2021. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-1 iteration of the exercise was held Nov. 8-19, 2021. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)
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