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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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Red Flag-Nellis 23-1 kicks off

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-211, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, takes off prior to the start of Red Flag 23-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan 19, 2023. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise, which provides aircrews the experiences of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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Red Flag-Nellis 23-1 kicks off

A Voyager KC assigned to the 10 and 101 Squadrons based at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, United Kingdom, lands prior to the start of Red Flag 23-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan 19, 2023. Red Flag provides real-time war scenarios to test the readiness capabilities of U.S. military services and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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Red Flag-Nellis 23-1 kicks off

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, takes-off prior to the start of Red Flag 23-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan 19, 2023. Red Flag allows U.S. and coalition forces to train together in high-end, realistic scenarios increasing interoperability of the joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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A U.S. Navy EA-18G aircraft assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration (WSINT) exercise at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Nov. 21, 2022. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School provides academic and advisory support to numerous units, enhancing air combat training for Airmen from the Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. allied services each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference experience the 6th Combat Training Squadron's state-of-the-art JTAC simulation facility during the programs 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. The mission of the 6 CTS is to train and educate joint fires integrators for today's and tomorrow's battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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SECDEF's oldest outreach program visits Nevada's premier USAF bases

Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference get a close look at JTAC gear at the 6th Combat Training Squadron during the program’s 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. The mission of the 6 CTS is to train and educate joint fires integrators for today's and tomorrow's battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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SECDEF's oldest outreach program visits Nevada's premier USAF bases

Brian Gott, Joint Civilian Orientation Course 93 participant, looks through a Pocket Laser Range Finder at the 6th Combat Training Squadron during the programs 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. The 6 CTS showed the JCOC how the U.S. Air Force is prepared to win the future fight and its current capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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SECDEF's oldest outreach program visits Nevada's premier USAF bases

Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference get an up-close look at an F-35 Lighting II during the program’s 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. With aerodynamic performance and advanced integrated avionics, the F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness and reduced vulnerability for the United States and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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SECDEF's oldest outreach program visits Nevada's premier USAF bases

Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference pose for a group photo in front of an F-35 Lightning II during the program’s 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. With aerodynamic performance and advanced integrated avionics, the F-35A provides next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness and reduced vulnerability for the United States and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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Joint Teams Conduct First F-22 In-Flight Tests for Aircrew CBRN Protection

Maj. Anthony Hill a pilot assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, is prepped for his flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 19, 2022. Maj. Hill is assisted the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron as part of a larger Department of Defense effort to evaluate cockpit environmental conditions after a simulated chemical weapon attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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Joint Teams Conduct First F-22 In-Flight Tests for Aircrew CBRN Protection

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, idles while researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing spray wintergreen-scented oil into the intakes prior to testing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2022. This test is part of a larger Department of Defense effort to evaluate cockpit environmental conditions after a simulated chemical weapon attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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Joint Teams Conduct First F-22 In-Flight Tests for Aircrew CBRN Protection

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, idles while researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing spray wintergreen-scented oil into the intakes prior to testing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2022. This test is part of a larger Department of Defense effort to evaluate cockpit environmental conditions after a simulated chemical weapon attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
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Tech. Sgt. John Rosenberg, 41st Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, leans out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during training May 15, 2020, near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Airmen with the 41st RQS specialize in combat rescue of downed aircrews using night vision goggles, low-level formation, air refueling and survivor recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
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An F-16C Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, taxis prior to a Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug 4, 2021. Aggressor pilots are highly skilled in U.S. and adversary tactics. They provide realism to U.S. and allied forces during training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Three generations of U.S. Army Air Corps / U.S. Air Force air superiority, and the technological leaps that maintained it, are represented by a single formation of an F-86 "Sabre", F-16 "Fighting Falcon" and two P-51 "Mustangs" during the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz., Mar 5, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brandon Shapiro)
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2022. The 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, is a composite squadron that executes HQ ACC-directed operational test and evaluation for A-10C, F-15C, F-15E, F-16CM, F-22A, and F-35A hardware, software, and weapons upgrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Retired Col. John “JB” Stone, the tactician behind Operation BOLO, and his son, retired Col. Jon Stone, watch preflight checks during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 2022. John Stone was the tactician behind Operation BOLO, a mission during the Vietnam War that destroyed half of the North Vietnamese MiG-21 fighter force in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
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Retired Col. John “JB” Stone, the tactician behind Operation BOLO, and his son, retired Col. Jon Stone, pose in front of an F-22A Raptor assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 2022. John Stone was here in order to present the Capt. John Stone award for ‘Outstanding Mission Commander’ for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
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Participants from Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 sit with retired Col. John “JB” Stone, for the final remarks and the Red Flag culmination ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 2022. Stone is the namesake to the Capt. John Stone award for ‘Outstanding Mission Commander’ that is awarded to an exceptional blue-force pilot for their contribution to the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
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Retired Col. John “JB” Stone, the tactician behind Operation BOLO, autographs a journal from one of the Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 participants during the culmination ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 2022. Stone was the tactician behind Operation BOLO, a mission during the Vietnam War that destroyed half of the North Vietnamese MiG-21 fighter force in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
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