More Than 115 Aircraft Fought Together in This Year's Edition of Checkered Flag
autoevolution 3 Jun 2021, 14:24 UTC · by 5 photos Imagine a place with no civilian traffic, 2 runways and unrestricted airspace - the perfect location for a major air-to-air exercise. This is Tyndall AFB, which provides access to 180,000 square miles of airspace over the Gulf of Mexico. Recently, it was the center of Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s largest air-to-air exercises. Air Force and U.S. Navy fleets were integrated in this large-scale exercise that included command and control aircraft, fighters, tankers and electronic warfare elements. Over 115 air...