An F-22 Raptor receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Checkered Flag at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 14, 2024. Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the Defense Department’s largest air-to-air exercises and is designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)