Checkered Flag 23-1
U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Elizabeth Fernandez, F/A-18 Super Hornet plane captain, with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, tightens bolts during Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Del Oso)