Team Tyndall ramps up for aircraft exercises Published May 13, 2022 By Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 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 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022. The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group’s Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08 was a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.