Red Flag Exercise to begin Monday Published July 9, 2009 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force begins Red Flag exercise 09-4 July 13. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. Red Flag is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis, through the 414th Combat Training Squadron. Flying for Red Flag 09-4 begins July 13 and ends July 24. About 50 aircraft will depart Nellis at 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and at 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Some aircraft can remain in the air for up to four hours. The flying times are scheduled to accommodate the other flying missions at Nellis. U.S. aircraft will come from Nellis and Creech in Nevada, South Carolina, Idaho, the United Kingdom, Washington, Oklahoma and Ohio. Aircraft types will include F-15s, F-16s, E-3s and KC-135s. In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Israeli Air Force will be flying F-16C Falcons. For a complete list of participating aircraft for the exercise, visit http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/flyingoperations.asp . For more information about Red Flag, call the Nellis Public Affairs Office at (702) 652-2750.
