USAFWC & NELLIS AFB PHOTOS

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C-17 coming back from the fight

A C-17 from McChord AFB, Wash., makes a tight turn to runway heading at Nellis AFB, Nev. Aug. 14 during a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag, which ends Sept. 2, puts up to 80 aircraft in the air at one time to train crews in large-force operations in a highly realistic combat environment. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway)

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Race to the finish

A C-17 from McChord AFB, Wash., and an F-16CJ from Cannon AFB, N.M., come in to land on the parallel runways at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 14 during Red Flag. The exercise, which ends Sept. 2, puts up to 80 aircraft in the air at one time to train crews in large-force operations in a highly realistic combat environment. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway)

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Ready for the upcoming fight

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing , Des Moines, Iowa, sit on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flightline waiting for the night Red Flag launch on Aug. 8. Aircrews and maintainers from all U.S. services and several allied nations are taking part in Red Flag exercises, which prepare crews for war in a highly realistic combat environment. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dan St. Pierre)

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Predator crews train at Creech

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle makes a low approach at Creech AFB, Nev., while another waits for takeoff clearance. The 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech prepares pilots, sensor operators and other specialists for worldwide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions worldwide. The Predator can carry two Hellfire air-to-surface missiles in addition to various cameras and synthetic-aperture radar. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-15 sports new paint scheme

An F-15 shows off its new Aggressor paint scheme over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 65th Aggressor Squadron, which flies the F-15, stood up earlier this year. The 64th Aggressor Squadron, also at Nellis, flies F-16 Aggressor aircraft. Both squadrons prepare combat air force joint and allied aircrews for tomorrow’s victories through challenging, realistic threat replication, training, test support, academics and feedback. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway, Typhire Photography)

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Strike Eagle departs Nellis

An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The aircraft is assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, which conducts operational tests for Air Combat Command on new hardware and upgrades in a simulated combat environment. The 422nd also develops and publishes new tactics. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway, Typhire Photography)

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Aggressors land in Alaska

Maj. Sean Routier, 64th Aggressor Squadron pilot, climbs down from his F-16 Fighting Falcon April 17, 2006 at Eielson AFB, Alaska. The Aggressors will be participating in the first-ever Red Flag - Alaska exercise, which begins April 24 and continues for two weeks.

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