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The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. There are three iterations of Red Flag annually, one U.S. only, one open to FVEY (Five Eyes) participants and one that welcomes an expanded roster of international allies and partners. The training occurs at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on the Nevada Test and Training Range, the U.S. Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land.

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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

Aircraft maintainers watch as a C-130J Super Hercules prepares for takeoff before a Weapons School Integration mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2017. Students who take the Weapons School course receive an average of 400 hours of graduate-level academics and participate in demanding combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

A pilot flies a C-130J Super Hercules over Las Vegas during a Weapons School Integration mission after takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2017. The C-130 operates throughout the Air Force, serving with the Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

A pilot verifies coordinates on a map during a Weapons School Integration mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., June 2, 2017. The students who take the Weapons School course demonstrate their ability to manage a battle and effectively integrate multiple weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

A C-130J Super Hercules flies in formation during a Weapons School Integration mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., June 2, 2017. The C-130 primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission, is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

A crew chief sits on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during a Weapons School Integration mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., June 2, 2017. While landed, the cargo aircraft simulated loading nearly 1,000 people as part of the overall mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

Capt. Jonathan Cordell, a pilot assigned to 29th Weapons Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., prepares a C-130J Super Hercules for take-off before a Weapons School Integration mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2017. The United States Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Weapons School Integration: Operation Coyote Freedom

Staff Sgt. Christian Nault, 34th Weapons Squadron special mission aviator, searches the area for the landing zone during a Weapons School Integration mission at the Nevada Test and Training Range June 1, 2017. The HH-60 crew successfully performed a combat search and rescue mission during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

A simulated injured pilot calls for rescue on the Nevada Test and Training Range, during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission, March 8, 2017. CSAR is a search and rescue operation that is carried out within or near combat zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

A Navy UH-60 Blackhawk flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, looking for a downed pilot during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission, March 8, 2017. A CSAR mission may be carried out by a task force of helicopters, ground-attack aircraft, aerial refueling tankers and an airborne command post. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

A pararescueman provides cover as a simulated injured pilot is recovered during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 8, 2017. Air Force pararescuemen are the only Department of Defense elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery, to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

A Navy UH-60 Blackhawk flies after recovering a simulated injured pilot during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 8, 2017. Search and rescue operations during Red Flag improve efficiency and readiness for future real-world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

Pararescuemen carry a simulated downed pilot to a U.S. Navy UH-60 Blackhawk during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 8, 2017. The mission of pararescue is to rescue, recover, and return American or Allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

Pararescuemen examine a simulated downed pilot during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 8, 2017. Red Flag provides combat training in a degraded and operationally limited environment making the training missions as realistic as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist performs a static line jump out of a CH-47 Chinook during a Red Flag 17-2 mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 7, 2017. Red Flag provides vital training and real world scenarios that progress Singapore Air Force air crews to the next level in their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialist are picked up by a CH-47 Chinook after performing static-line jumps on the Nevada Test and Training Range, during Red Flag 17-2, March 7, 2017. SERE specialists lead the Air Force emergency parachuting program and conduct extensive testing of parachuting systems. They are uniquely suited to analyze the operating environment to plan for evasion, captivity, and recovery considerations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialists parachute to the ground over the Nevada Test and Training Range, during a Red Flag 17-2 mission, March 7, 2017. SERE specialists build foreign partner relationships, preparing the environment for potential future isolation and enabling flexible recovery options even in the absence of significant American military presence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist looks out the window of a CH-47 Chinook before performing a static-line jump during Red Flag 17-2 over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., March 7, 2017. The CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist gives the thumbs up before performing a static-line jump during Red Flag 17-2 over the Nevada Test and Training Range, March 7, 2017. Search and rescue operations during Red Flag improve efficiency and readiness for future real world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists wait to jump out of a CH-47 Chinook over the Nevada Test and Training Range, during Red Flag 17-2, March 7, 2017. Red Flag provides combat training in a degraded and operationally limited environment making the training missions as realistic as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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Singapore AF enhances Red Flag 17-2

A Singapore air force crew chief looks out the window of a CH-47 Chinook before Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist perform static-line jumps over the Nevada Test and Training Range, during Red Flag 17-2, March 7, 2017. Flying units from around the globe deploy to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to participate in Red Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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