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  • An E-3 Sentry from the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., taxis at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 13, 2016. The Sentry played a vital role in suppressing enemy air defenses on the ground, air-to-air fights, and bombs dropped on targets by acting as the eyes and ears for the battle space during Red Flag 16-4. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller)

    Tinker’s Sentry directs pieces of Red Flag puzzle with C2

    When putting a puzzle together it helps to have an image of the picture the puzzle is trying to resemble. The E-3 Sentry, an airborne early-warning and control aircraft, helps other pieces of the ATO puzzle fit into place enhancing the air picture throughout entire missions at Red Flag 16-4. “The E-3 is a command and control platform with
  • An F-15C Eagle from the 122nd Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, takes off during Red Flag 16-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 24, 2016. Red Flag 16-4 conducted exercise missions to train pilots in a highly contested environment with coalition partners. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller)

    ANG F-15C Eagle inserts air-to-air fight into Red Flag puzzle

    When assembling a puzzle, a strategy sometimes used would be to build the edge pieces first to frame the overall image. The air-to-air combat role provided by the 122nd Fighter Squadron’s F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, would be an edge piece to the Air Tasking Order puzzle. The role they perform
  • Senior Airman Eric Medina, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels an F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., in a training sortie during Red Flag 16-3, July 21, 2016. During Red Flag, Medina is in charge of refueling aircraft that are participating in the exercise so they can continue the fight without having to return to Nellis AFB, Nev., for fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter/Released)

    Aerial refueling: Tankers serve as gas stations in Nevada skies

    Over the Nevada Test and Training Range, aircraft from all over the globe blast through the Nevada sky in a simulated war scenario. In the exercise, called Red Flag, units test their abilities against some of the military's premier aircraft while also receiving some of the best training offered in the world.
  • An Navy EA-18G from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, speeds down the Nellis flightline for takeoff during Red Flag 16-3 July 19, 2016. During the exercise, the EA-18G is able to perform electronic warfare in support of air and ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter)

    High-end fight integration: Navy brings electronic warfare to Red Flag

    The Electronic Attack Squadron 139 from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, is taking electronic warfare to the skies during Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
  • Jeff Compoc, 505th Test Squadron operations manager, oversees the installation of a part to a new weapons system upgrade at the Combined Air Operations Center-Nellis in 2016. For the COAC-N, this will be the first weapons system upgrade in over a decade. (Courtesy photo)

    CAOC-N receives first weapons system upgrade in over decade

    Since the 1990’s, the world has seen unprecedented advances in technology. Although these advances have led to countless benefits, and a revolution in the way we live our daily lives, they have also brought with them an ever increasing array of threats.
  • A driver of a vehicle hands his identification card to a 99th Security Forces Squadron Airmen before entering Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 16, 2016. On April 1, Nellis will use the Employee-Certification and Reporting System program, where federal employees who operate motor vehicles more than 60 days a year on federal facilities located in air quality ’maintenance’ areas, such as Nellis Air Force Base, are required to furnish proof of compliance with the local emissions testing program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter)

    ECARS to implement April 1 at Nellis AFB

    The Employee-Certification and Reporting System program, which aims to control smog levels in Clark County, is scheduled to be implemented at Nellis AFB on April 1.
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