U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Fernicola, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor crew chief, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, receives an aircraft in preparation for Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 2021. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-1 iteration of the exercise was held November 8-19, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price)