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Bamboo Eagle 25-1 tests forces in a combat representative environment

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, takes off for a Bamboo Eagle 25-1 mission, at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 12, 2025. Bamboo Eagle’s combat-representative training enhances readiness and lethality, ensuring the U.S. Air Force can operate effectively in high-threat environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Bamboo Eagle 25-1 tests forces in a combat representative environment

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint assigned to the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska, takes off for a Bamboo Eagle 25-1 mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 12, 2025. Bamboo Eagle provides advanced training to increase readiness in combat operations across all domains, ensuring U.S. forces are prepared for complex challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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250127-F-FT378-1197

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, salutes the aircrew of an F-15E Strike Eagle after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Training in a combat-representative environment helps our Airmen and Joint Force develop the right operational concepts, capabilities, and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain our competitive advantage against any potential adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1183

Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, taxi in after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag provides participants the opportunity to plan and employ together in the air domain, supported by space and cyber, in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1163

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, recover an F-15E Strike Eagle after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag-Nellis is a combat training exercise shared with a variety of attack, fighter and bomber aircraft between Air Force, Joint, and Coalition pilots, aircrew and operators, reinforcing the agile combat employment concepts of posture, movement and maneuver, protection, and sustainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1068

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, lands after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag-Nellis is an opportunity to enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond as a joint force to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1310

An F-15C Eagle (left) assigned to the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, parks next to two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, taxi in after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag was established in 1975 as the innovation of Lt. Col. Richard “Moody” Suter and one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to better ensure are forces are mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1288

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, taxis in after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Red Flag has seen over 30,000 aircraft and has provided training for more than 500,000 military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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250127-F-FT378-1233

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, taxis in after a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 25-1, Jan. 27, 2025, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The objective of exercises with speed and scale is to demonstrate the Department of the Air Force preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations, demonstrating the ability to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high end threats on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)
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240717-F-UT528-1005

An F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 17, 2024 to participate in Red Flag-Nellis 24-3. Red Flag provides complex-realistic scenarios concentrated on warfighting in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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240717-F-UT528-1001

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakoda, lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 17, 2024 to participate in Red Flag-Nellis 24-3. Red Flag is an opportunity to enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond as a joint force to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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240717-F-UT528-1004

An F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 17, 2024 to participate in Red Flag-Nellis 24-3. The 414th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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240319-F-SG987-1004

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler takes off for a Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 18, 2024. Red Flag provides participants the opportunity to plan and employ together in the air, domain (supported by space, and cyber) in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jimmy Cummings)
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240318-F-UT528-1073

Major Nathan Persons, left, and Capt. Annie Braun, Weapon Systems Officer, assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, depart an F-15E Strike Eagle after finishing a Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 18, 2024. Red Flag exercises provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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240313-F-UT528-1018

Staff Sgt Cody VanNurden, a crew chief assigned to the 857th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks of an F-16C Fighting Falcon prior to a Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, March 13, 2024. Red Flag is an opportunity to increase our cooperation, collaboration and interoperability to deter adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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Royal Netherlands Air Force perform F-35A low-level training

Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs conduct familiarization flights over a low-level training area for Red Flag-Nellis 24-2, March 7, 2024. The presence of the F-35s offers the U.S., Allies, and partners a versatile and highly capable system, enhancing collective defense measures while reinforcing the NATO Alliance’s commitment to leveraging top-tier military capabilities for regional security and deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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Royal Netherlands Air Force perform F-35A low-level training

Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs conduct familiarization flights over a low-level training area for Red Flag-Nellis 24-2, March 7, 2024. The presence of the F-35s offers the U.S., Allies, and partners a versatile and highly capable system, enhancing collective defense measures while reinforcing the NATO Alliance’s commitment to leveraging top-tier military capabilities for regional security and deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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Royal Netherlands Air Force perform F-35A low-level training

Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs conduct familiarization flights over a low-level training area for Red Flag-Nellis 24-2, March 7, 2024. The presence of the F-35s offers the U.S., Allies, and partners a versatile and highly capable system, enhancing collective defense measures while reinforcing the NATO Alliance’s commitment to leveraging top-tier military capabilities for regional security and deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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Royal Netherlands Air Force for Red Flag 24-2

Several F-35 Lightning II's assigned to the Royal Netherlands Air Force arrive to begin training during Red Flag Nellis 24-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Mar. 5, 2024. Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 will welcome around 15 units and approximately 1500 participants from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Air National Guard and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Coalition partners from the Netherlands provide mutually beneficial educational and operational opportunities while promoting long-term relationships and F-35 interoperability with international militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Nellis begins Red Flag 24-1

Six Royal Air Force FGR-4 Typhoons prepare to land for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 10, 2024. This Red Flag will have approximately 30 units and close to 2,000 participants from U.S. and Allied forces. Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)
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