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July 25, 2022
FAA, Nellis AFB partner to expand Red Flag airspace arena

The 414th Combat Training Squadron and the Federal Aviation Administration have collaborated to expand the available training area during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 by almost three times the size as prior iterations.
March 18, 2022
Bombers return to Dyess following participation in Red Flag 22-2

Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron and 9th Aircraft Maintenance unit recently participated in Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and returned home to America’s Lift and Strike Base March 18, 2022.The exercise is a simulated combat training exercise that gives aircrew members from the
March 17, 2022
Swedish Air Bosses participate in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2, exchange information

The Swedish Air Force provided a vital role to the 414th Combat Training Squadron’s Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 with two air bosses. Their participation promotes interoperability between friendly forces and the exchange of information for both future Red Flag exercises and the Swedish Arctic Challenge
March 4, 2022
Red Flag 22-2 showcases integration of Air Power

Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 is underway. Coalition partners have landed and the around-the-clock training has begun. This iteration will focus on tactical integration of cutting edge airpower. These efforts will reinforce the exercise's root purpose to provide junior combat air force aviators and partners
Feb. 10, 2022
Australian, American integration promotes interoperability, communication during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1

The Australian E-7A Wedgetail integrated with both United Kingdom and American forces through the duration of Red Flag-Nellis 22-1, creating an opportunity for allies and joint forces to experience advanced and realistic combat situations while still operating in a controlled environment.
Feb. 1, 2022
In Air Force first, 388th FW uses Red Flag to demonstrate all-military ALIS deployment

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – For the first time, an all-military team of cyber Airmen from the 388th Operations Support Squadron deployed the F-35A Lightning II’s Autonomic Logistics Information System to support the 421st Fighter Squadron at Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier large-force
Jan. 30, 2022
Young F-35A maintainers benefitting from Red Flag experience

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – Tech school and tech orders and on the job training are foundational pieces of any young maintainer’s development, but putting all that knowledge and skill to the test under the pressure of a deployment helps solidify that foundation. Maintainers from the 421st
Jan. 27, 2022
Nellis Support Center works behind scenes to make Red Flag-Nellis possible

Airmen assigned to the Nellis Support Center provide logistical support for nearly 3,000 personnel and around 100 aircraft from allied countries and other U.S. military bases who come to Nellis AFB to participate in Red Flag-Nellis.
Jan. 24, 2022
Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.
Aug. 6, 2021
RF 21-3 integrates Space with next generation warfighting

In an interview from 2020, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond touched on America’s great power competitors and how they are improving their space capabilities. This has fueled U.S. joint and allied partners to invest, train and replicate in space along with intelligence, surveillance and