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Red Flag 14 -1

A Belgian air force pilot taxis to the runway during night operations March 10, 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Belgian air force, along with five other coalition nations, came to Nellis AFB to participate in Red Flag 14-2. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Donnie McGuark, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, lowers a lift used to install a new F-16 Fighting Falcon fuel tank on the flightline Feb. 10, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The lift has a front and back crank in order to provide an easier installation of fuel tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaymes Russell, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, tightens down a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon wing on the flightline Feb. 10, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The panel was removed to expose the bolt used to attach the fuel tank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaymes Russell, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, places a panel back onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline Feb. 10, 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The panel was removed to expose the bolt used to attach the fuel tank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaymes Russell, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, adjusts a torque wrench prior to tightening a new fuel tank onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline Feb. 10, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. A torque wrench is used to control the tightness of a bolt to ensure the ideal pressure is being used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerry Conover, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, conducts an intake inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Feb. 10, 2014 on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Intake inspections are completed before every flight to ensure an aircraft’s intake is clear of cracks and debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Yager, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Cannibalization Dock technician (left), and Staff Sgt. Adrian Navarro, 757th AMXS Cannibalization Dock manager (right), conduct an aircraft hydraulic test on an F-15C Eagle Feb. 10, 2014, inside the Flanker aircraft maintenance unit hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The hydraulic system is tested using a hydraulic mule, ensuring the aircrafts hydraulics are running correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Yager, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Cannibalization Dock technician, attaches lines to an F-15C Eagle’s hydraulic system for a hydraulic test inside the Flanker aircraft maintenance unit hangar Feb. 10, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Hydraulic test are administered to ensure an aircraft’s hydraulics are working prior to flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Airmen maintain aircraft’s peak performance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrian Navarro, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Cannibalization Dock manager, inspects the hydraulic line on an F-15C Eagle’s landing gear prior to a hydraulic test inside the Flanker aircraft maintenance unit hangar Feb. 10, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Maintaining the correct hydraulic pressure is critical to successfully deploying and retracting landing gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young)
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Sun sets on Red Flag 14-1

Two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, park on the Nellis AFB, Nev., flightline as the sun sets Feb.10, 2014. More than 3,200 service members and 125 aircraft from joint U.S. and allied combat forces from around the world are currently participating in Red Flag 14-1, hosted by the 414th Combat Training Squadron. The main objective of the exercise is to increase the capabilities of combat force for future threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Tech. Sgt. Brian Savoy, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 64th AGRS plays a critical role as the opposing air force during Red Flag by providing combat air forces from around the world challenges to prepare them for future conflicts or war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Capt. Alex Winn, 64th Aggressor Squadron F-16 pilot, prepares to start his aircraft engine prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag provides Airmen from U.S. and allied countries an opportunity to experience realistic combat scenarios to prepare and train for possible future conflicts or war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

A 64th Aggressor Squadron helmet sits on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. To provide a realistic training scenario during Red Flag, the 64th AGRS’s aircraft paint schemes are inspired to replicate near peer adversaries markings and insignias. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Airman 1st Class Jonathon Sitsis, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, and Maj. Scott Jewell, 64th Aggressor Squadron pilot, perform a pre-flight inspection on the F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 14-1 Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. During Red Flag, the 64th AGRS replicate threats joint and allied combat air forces might face anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Staff Sgt. Bradley Schuster, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, assists Maj. Ryan Howland, 64th Aggressor Squadron F-16 pilot, into the cockpit prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag provides Airmen an opportunity to experience contested, degraded and operationally limited combat situations in a controlled environment to increase their ability to complete missions and safely return home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Airman 1st Class Colby Alexander, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics apprentice, reviews technical data on a 64th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Tactics the 64th AGRS use during Red Flag are designed to train pilots for a higher survivability rate within their first 10 sorties in combat situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Three F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron hold short of the runway as a B-2 Spirit, assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. takes off during Red Flag 14-1, Feb. 6, 2014, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag flight missions are hosted on the Nevada Test and Training Range; 2.9 million acres of land with 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Staff Sgt. Wesley Ott, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, salutes a 64th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Jan. 29, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 64th AGRS's mission is to prepare the joint and allied aircrews for potential conflicts or war with challenging and realistic threat replication, training, academics and feedback. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

Maj. Ryan Howland, 64th Aggressor Squadron pilot, taxis his F-16 Fighting Falcon to the active runway and displays his squadron’s hand signal prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Jan. 29, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 64th AGRS motto is “Know, Teach and Replicate.” During Red Flag they challenge joint and allied aircrews with training scenarios in the same way adversary air forces would do in a real conflict or war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo)
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64th Aggressors sharpen combat edge at Red Flag 14-1

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB Jan 28, 2014. The mission of the 414th Combat Training Squadron, the unit that plans and executes Red Flag, is to maximize the combat readiness and survivability of participants by providing a realistic training environment. There are approximately 125 aircraft participating in Red Flag 14-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)
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