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  • Bamboo Eagle’s first flight

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center’s first iteration of Bamboo Eagle began on Jan. 26. The eight-day exercise will take place in various locations across the United States as well as designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific.

  • Red Flag offers 388 FW F-35 maintainers a chance to grow together

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Airmen from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron are working around the clock to provide mission ready F-35A Lighting II aircraft for Red Flag 24-1, but they are also working on their own growth as Airmen.While the 421st Fighter Squadron and FGS recently returned from

  • Nellis begins Red Flag 24-1

    On January 15 over 30 units from across the U.S. Department of Defense, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force will converge at Nellis for the start of Red Flag 24-1.

  • Red Flag 24-1 to be held Jan 15 to Jan 26

    Southern Nevada residents may notice increased noise from military aircraft as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 24-1 from Jan. 15 to Jan. 26.Nearly 100 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and could remain in the air for up to five hours during this large-scale exercise. There will

  • 388th Fighter Wing takes F-35A to Red Flag as core wing

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 388th Fighter Wing will be the core wing at Red Flag 24-1, the Air Force’s premier high-end training exercise, which takes place at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, several times per year.The 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, alongside

  • Chief Master Sgt. select party

    U.S. Air Force Airmen pose for a photograph during a Chief Master Sgt. select party in the Nellis Club at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 7, 2023. The position of Chief Master Sgt. is earned by practicing the leadership qualities necessary to achieve the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air

  • HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

    Thomas McGrath, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, prepares for a civic leader flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. McGrath served six years in the U.S. Marnes and was an honor graduate of

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