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Red Flag concludes

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – A Royal Saudi air force pilot gives the thumbs-up as he taxis his F-15S to the runway for a Red Flag mission here Feb. 12. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing pilots with a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during Red Flag is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Red Flag concludes

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.—An F-15 Aggressor receives a preflight “last chance” inspection at Red Flag 08-2.2 here Feb. 12. The Aggressors simulate enemy tactics as they try to shoot down the “Blue Forces.” Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing pilots with a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during Red Flag is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Whitney)

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Red Flag ramps up at Nellis

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.— An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, takes off for a mission during Red Flag 8-2.1 here Jan. 22. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing pilots with a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Robert W. Valenca)

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Det commander conquers career milestone

Mrs. Kelley Howe, AFOTEC Detachment 6 commander's secretary, sprays down Col. Jimmy Clark, AFOTEC Detachment 6 commander after completing his 3,000th flying hour milestone in an F-15 Oct. 19, Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Det commander conquers career milestone

AFOTEC Detachment 6 commander Colonel Jimmy Clark, stands near his F-15 after eclipsing his 3,000th flying hour Oct. 19, Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Det commander conquers career milestone

A crew chief marshalls in AFOTEC Detachment 6 commander, Col. Jimmy Clark, as he completes his 3,000th flying hour milestone in the F-15 Oct. 19, Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Aggressive Eagles

An F-15 with the 65th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct 18. F-15 and F-16 aggressor aircraft took part in Red Flag, which ended Oct. 20, 2006. Red Flag subjects U.S. and allied aircrews to the most dynamic, intense and realistic combat training in the world today. (Photo courtesy Dave Cibley)

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Returning at sunset

An F-15 participating in Exercise Red Flag 07-1 approaches Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 19, 2006. Red Flag tests aircrews’ war-fighting skills in realistic combat situations. The aircraft fly missions during the day and night to the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range where they simulate an air war. U.S. service members, with representatives from each branch of service along with coalition forces, participate in Red Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Brian Ybarbo)

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Fill 'er up

NELLIS AFB, Nev. -- An F-15 Eagle from Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares to take on fuel from a KC-135 aerial tanker during exercise Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 24. Red Flag puts more than 80 combat and support aircraft in the air twice daily to sharpen U.S. and allied warfighting skills. The Red Flag exercise ends Sept. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Travis Edwards)

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Aggressors take Red Flag crews to the edge

An F-15 with the 65th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 16. The 65th Aggressor Squadron flies specially camouoflaged F-15s and simulates enemy aircraft and tactics. The 65th is supporting the Red Flag exercise at Nellis through Sept. 2. Red Flag provides advanced combat training for U.S. and Allied aircrews in a highly realistic threat environment. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway, Typhire Photography)

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Eagles line up for gas

F-15 Eagles from the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait their turn on the boom of a KC-135 tanker flown by a crew from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., Aug. 17. The Eagle's mission during Red Flag is to destroy enemy aircraft and allow the rest of the friendly Blue forces to attack their targets. Red Flag continues at Nellis AFB, Nev., through Sept. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Estrada)

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Developing new tactics

Two F-15E Strike Eagles take off from Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 15. The "OT" tails belong to the 53rd Wing's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, which is based at Nellis. The 422nd conducts operational testing on new hardware and upgrades to the A-10, F-15, F-15E, F-16, F-22A and HH-60G. The squadron also develops and publishes new tactics for these six aircraft. (Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway, Typhire Photography)

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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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