Maintainers carry the load during RF-N 21-3
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, sits on the ramp during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 2, 2021. Red Flag began in 1975 as an aerial combat exercise but has evolved to include war-fighting across air, space and cyberspace domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Hicks)