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Video by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris

Fighters launch during Checkered Flag 24-2

4th Combat Camera Squadron

May 16, 2024 | 10:29

Checkered Flag 24-2 operations from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 16, 2024. Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises and is designed to integrate 4th- and 5th-generation airframes to enhance mobility and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The exercise responds to Air Combat Command’s plan to train the Immediate Response Force, a dedicated force for “rapid response” to unforeseen or unplanned operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)