An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, flies during a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. The 366th Fighter Wing, assigned to Mountain Home AFB, is the lead wing of Red Flag 15-3 which is designed to provide a series of intense air-to-air combat scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel which will increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Members of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., gather around an EA-6B Prowler prior to a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Various units from around the Air Force, joint branches and coalition partners converge on Nellis AFB three to four times a year to take part in the exercise, which simulates large-scale live, virtual and constructive warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., flies during a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Red Flag provides realistic combat training in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Members of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., walk off the flightline after performing an end-of-runway check on three F-16 Fighting Falcons during Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Red Flag sorties are typically flown twice a day, a pace that tests both the crews in the air and the maintenance professionals on the ground charged with keeping aircraft in the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hall, 55th Fighter Squadron dedicated crew chief, signals to a pilot during pre-flight checks before a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Red Flag is conducted on the Nevada Test and Training Range and involves U.S. and allied forces from all branches of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnance Airman Lauren Hodgson, Electronic Attack Squadron 138, salutes operators of an EA-18G Growler before a Red Flag 15-03 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Red Flag’s mission is to maximize the combat readiness, capability and survivability of participating units by providing realistic training in a combined air, ground, space and electronic threat environment while providing free exchange of ideas between forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
An EA-18G Growler taxis down the flightline during Red Flag 15-03 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Since its establishment in 1975, Red Flag participants have used the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range as a one-of-a-kind arena for realistic air combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
Two maintainers from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., watch an F/A-18C Hornet taxi during Red Flag 15-03 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015. Red Flag involves a variety of attack, fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, airlift support and search and rescue aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
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