Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian O’Connor, 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, prepares to launch an F-15C Eagle during Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 12, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

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