Capt. Zachary Helton, F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, performs pre-flight checks before taking off for Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 20, 2021. Red Flag began in 1975 as an aerial-combat exercise but has evolved to include war-fighting across air, space and cyberspace domains.

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