A Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot with the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, dons a helmet prior to takeoff during Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 2, 2022. 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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