Red Flag 11-2 provides combat experience

Red Flag 11-2 began here Jan. 24, sending its first pilots into a simulated combat environment designed to give aircrew members the skills needed to survive in war."The mission of every Red Flag is to expose our combat aircrew to realistic training," said Col. S. Clinton Hinote, Red Flag 11-2 Air

Red Flag 11-2 hosts media day

Pakistan Air Force trains at Nellis

It took six days and four stops for six Pakistan Air Force pilots to fly six F-16Bs over 7,700 miles from Mushaf Air Base in northern Pakistan to Las Vegas to fly and train in Red Flag 10-4 and Green Flag 10-9 exercises at Nellis AFB. Approximately 100 maintenance, support and aircrew personnel

Chaplain team keeps troops cool during Red Flag

It was more than 100 degrees in the scorching desert sun, yet Chaplain (Capt.) David Knight and Staff Sgt. Shane Rushforth, 20th Fighter Wing and Air Expeditionary Wing, chaplain and chaplain assistant from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., were getting ready to go out into the heat.But first, they needed

Red Flag provides unique training opportunities

Four times per year, U.S. forces and allies from around the world gather at "The Home of the Fighter Pilot" to participate in Red Flag and gain coalition air combat experiences in a peacetime environment. They fly together on the Nevada Test and Training Range here, the U.S. Air Force's premiere

Green Flag prepares Airmen, Soldiers for joint fight

As he flies a combat air patrol over the cities of Medina Wasl and Medina Jabal, Capt. James Russell pushes up the throttle on his F-16. His $20 million aircraft is running low on fuel and a KC-135 is standing by in the distance to top off the tanks, but it will have to wait. Soldiers are pinned

Red Flag 10-04 kicks off July 19

Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 10-4 July 19-30.Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and