U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Kuntz, 94th Fighter Squadron commander, greets Staff Sgt. Taylor Bryant, 94th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, after exiting an F-22 Raptor prior to Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 27, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall 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.