U.S. and coalition maintainers train at Red Flag 20-2

Spanish air force crew members assigned to the 142nd Squadron at Albacete Air Base, perform pre-flight checks on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced swing-role combat aircraft, providing simultaneously deployable air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

Airman 1st Class Keavonna Harris, a weapons load crew member assigned to the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, loads an AGM-88 missile onto an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter jet during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Red Flag provides the U.S. military services and coalition forces operating in air, space and cyber domains with real-time war scenarios to test readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

Italian air force maintenance crew members assigned to the 18th Squadron at Trapani Air Force Base, stand as a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft prepares to taxi during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Red Flag provides aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

A Eurofighter maintenance crew member assigned to the German air force Tactical Air Wing 33 at Büchel Air Base, tightens a screw on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 9, 2020. Red Flag increases interoperability between U.S. and coalition forces as they train together in high-end, realistic scenarios. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

A Eurofighter maintenance crew member assigned to the German air force Tactical Air Wing 33 at Büchel Air Base, performs pre-flight checks on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 9, 2020. Red Flag exercises are conducted on the Nevada Test and Training Range, which houses 12,000 square miles of air space and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

Senior Airman Julio Rivera, avionics technician assigned to the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, wraps up a power cord during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Red Flag provides aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

A Eurofighter maintenance crew member assigned to the German air force Tactical Air Wing 33 at Büchel Air Base, preps a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 9, 2020. Red Flag provides mission commanders the opportunity to lead in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments with multi-domain assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

Spanish air force maintenance crew members assigned to the 142nd Squadron at Albacete Air Base, prepare a Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft for take-off during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. 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 Dwane R. Young)

Italian air force maintenance crew members assigned to the 18th Squadron at Trapani Air Force Base, prepare a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Red Flag focuses on building a Warfighter Mindset, which is the idea that training together builds a lethal, resilient and rapidly adapting joint and coalition force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

An Airman assigned to the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, tightens a wire on an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter jet during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 10, 2020. The Air Force lost more than 1,700 aircraft and thousands of Airmen in combat during the Vietnam War. As a result, the Service created Red Flag exercises at Nellis to prepare Air Force and coalition aircrews for combat, to maintain deployment readiness and to increase the lethality of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

A Spanish air force maintenance crew member assigned to the 142nd Squadron at Albacete Air Base, connects a pump on a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 10, 2020. Red Flag trains forces to out-think, out-maneuver, out-partner and out-innovate revisionist powers, rogue regimes, terrorist and threats to U.S. and allied security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)