A 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Raptor pilot prepares to depart for Red Flag 16-3 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range — the U.S. Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 15,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Prater, 1st Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to launch a F-22 Raptor for Red Flag 16-3 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. AF Airmen and service members from allied countries come together during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to experience realistic combat scenarios and to train in the event of future conflicts of war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor takes off for Red Flag 16-3 at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. Red Flag’s training missions take place over the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor taxis down the runway at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. Members of the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will participate in Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor takes off at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. About 12 Raptors travelled to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to participate in Red Flag 16-3, training for the U.S. military members and allied forces to work together in realistic combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors line up for takeoff at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. The Raptors depart for Red Flag 16-3, a joint tactical air combat employment exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

More than 150 U.S. Air Force Airmen and 8 F-22 Raptors from across the 1st Fighter Wing traveled to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, to participate in Red Flag 16-3, July 7, 2016. The simulated-combat exercise brings together more than 115 aircraft from 25 different units for a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Donald Price, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent and Red Flag 16-3 senior enlisted manager, watches 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Raptors taxi on the flight line at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 7, 2016. During the 3-week-long exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., 1st and 192nd Fighter Wing maintenance Airmen will perform 24-hour operations to simulate real-world combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)