VMFA-311 demonstrates joint operations in CKF 24-2
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Antonio Salazar, plane captain assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 (VMFA), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, adjusts his goggles before performing a preflight check at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 16, 2024. Marines and aircraft from VMFA-311 traveled to Tyndall to participate in Checkered Flag 24-2, a large-force aerial exercise designed to integrate 4th and 5th-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The 24-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim)