VMFA-311 demonstrates joint operations in CKF 24-2
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 (VMFA), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, takes off during Checkered Flag 24-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 16, 2024. Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate 4th and 5th-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim)