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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 21-3 uses Joint Training to Enhance Interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps maintainer assigned to the All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, prepares to marshal out an aircraft during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2021. Red Flag prepares maintenance personnel, ground controllers and space and cyber operators to support missions within the same tactical environment as pilots and senior leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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Red flag 21-3 uses Joint Training to Enhance Interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to the All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, taxis out during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2021. Red Flag exercises are conducted on the Nevada Test and Training Range, which houses more than 12,000 square miles of air space and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, F-35 Lightning II pilot and 57th Operations Group commander, performs pre-flight checks before launching to participate in Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2021. Red Flag 21-3 is the first Red Flag exercise where blue air participants will go head-to-head with F-35 Lightning II aggressor pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air

An F-35 Lightning II based at Nellis Air Force Base takes off for Red Flag 21-3 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2021. The F-35 is the most lethal, survivable and connected fighter aircraft in the world, giving pilots an advantage against any adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Dolan, F-35 Lightning II crew chief assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, launches out an F-35 for Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2021. The addition of the F-35 will showcase what blue can do against low-observable type threats similar to what adversaries are developing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air

An F-35 Lightning II based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, taxis for Red Flag 21-3 Aug. 3, 2021. Red Flag takes place over the Nevada Test and Training Range, which has the largest contiguous ground space available for military operations, and is home to the most advanced aerial test and training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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Red flag 21-3 uses Joint Training to Enhance Interoperability

A U.S. Navy maintainer assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 138 ‘RAMPAGE’ at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, prepares an EA-18G Growler during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 28, 2021. Red Flag 21-3 welcomed 2,200 U.S. participants from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines, Space Force, Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda A. Loera)
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RF 21-3 integrates Space with next generation warfighting

U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Nick Amerson, 16th Space Control Squadron crew commander, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane O’Connor, 8th Space Warning Squadron staff instructor, and Capt. Gideon Bernthal, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command G33 future operations space control planner, pose for a portrait, during Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 has hosted a new approach, integrating space components into both blue and red forces. These teams included U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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RF 21-3 integrates Space with next generation warfighting

Members of space capabilities teams from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Space Force pose for a portrait during Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 July 21, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 414th Combat Training Squadron, which hosts Red Flag, has provided training opportunities to effectively expand competitive space requiring U.S. interagency to exercise national power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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The F-35 Lightning II

Two F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sit on the flight line during a thunderstorm at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 25, 2021. The 421st Fighter Squadron is participating in Red Flag-Nellis 21-3, an air-to-air combat exercise near Las Vegas that tests participants’ capabilities to synchronize recent command and control enhancements in development between fifth generation fighters and joint partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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Red flag 21-3 uses Joint Training to Enhance Interoperability

An F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 23, 2021. Red Flag was created to increase interoperability, leveraging common perspectives against shared threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda A. Loera)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force surgeon general, salutes Master Sgt. Zachary Bartlett, 99th Medical Support Squadron medical material section chief, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. The Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center was Miller’s first military treatment facility that he toured after becoming the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Surgeon General in June of this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

Second Lt. Charmagne Verano, 99th Surgical Operations Squadron clinical nurse, briefs Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force chief medical enlisted force, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. They visited the University Medical Center, the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center and medical facilities at Creech AFB to see firsthand all the capabilities the hospitals offer to Nellis, Creech and the Las Vegas Valley. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force chief medical enlisted force, take a photo with personnel assigned to the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. During military treatment facility tour, Miller and Kolczynski had the opportunity to see and hear about the family medicine residency, the pain management clinic, the lab, the family health clinic, emergency department, tele-ICU, ortho spine clinic, trauma and Di Vinci surgical robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force surgeon general, talks to a member assigned to the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. As the Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, Miller advises the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Force Chief of Staff, the Space Force Chief of Space Operations and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Airmen and Guardians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force and Air Combat Command surgeons general and chief medical enlisted leadership receive a brief on the Di Vinci surgical robot by a 99th Surgical Operations Squadrons surgeon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. The team was able to see firsthand how the Di Vinci helps improve the effectiveness of surgeries at the 99th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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USAF/USSF surgeon general tours 99th MDG

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force surgeon general, talks to a members assigned to the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2021. During Miller’s military treatment facility tour, he had the opportunity to see and hear about the family medicine residency, the pain management clinic, the lab, the family health clinic, emergency department, tele-ICU, ortho spine clinic, trauma and Di Vinci surgical robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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Gibney takes command of 505th Combat Training Group

Col. Richard Dickens, 505th Command and Control Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Aaron Gibney, 505th Combat Training Group commander, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 18, 2021. The 505th CTG mission is to conduct operational assessments/experimentation, develop advanced tactics and train warfighters for multi-domain integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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Zumwalt assumes command of 53rd Test and Evaluation Group

Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Jason Zumwalt, the incoming 53rd Test and Evaluation Group commander, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 17, 2021. Zumwalt took command of the 53rd TEG which is responsible for delivering safe and effective tactics that enhance the Combat Air Force's lethality and executes Air Combat Command's operational test and evaluation for 13 different airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)
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The ShOC-N: Bringing the ABMS future faster

Warfighters at Nellis Air Force Base are briefed on the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) at the Shadow Operations Center at Nellis (ShOC-N), Nevada, Feb. 26, 2021. The ShOC-N has been tasked by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to become the Air Force’s Joint All-Domain battle laboratory for information gathering and dissemination and application testing and development in order to further enable the Air Force’s ABMS mission. Photo edited for security purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
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