A Air Force F-22 Raptor takes off during Checkered Flag 17-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2016. In addition to Tyndall’s Raptors, F-35A Lightning IIs, F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, HH-60G Pave Hawks, and command and control aircraft like the E-3 Sentry are participating in Checkered Flag, a large-scale total force exercise.

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