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Exercise Red Flag (also Red Flag – Nellis) [1] is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held several times a year by the United States Air Force (USAF). It aims to offer realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the United States and allied countries.
August 16, 2018 marked the first time a RQ-4 Global Hawk had been integrated into a Red Flag-Alaska exercise. [22] June 2019 saw the exercise debut of a MQ-9 Reaper during Red Flag – Alaska 19–2. Pilots from the 174th Attack Wing Hancock Air Force Base, New York, more than 4,000 miles away flew the drones remotely. [23]
Pages in category "United States Air Force exercises" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Red Flag – Alaska;
The USAF Warfare Center manages advanced pilot training and integrates many of the Air Force's test and evaluation requirements. It was established in 1966 as the USAF Tactical Fighter Weapons Center which concentrated on the development of forces and weapons systems that were specifically geared to tactical air operations in conventional (non-nuclear) war and contingencies.
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-role aircraft assigned to 1 Squadron, RAAF Amberly, Australia, waits to take off for a mission during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 07, 2020. The unique tail markings signify the 100th Anniversary of the RAAF as of March 31, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Lewis)
The Air Force Combat Ammunition Center (AFCOMAC) is a United States Air Force training course developed to provide the Air Force munitions community with advanced training in mass combat ammunition planning and production techniques. It uses a combination of in-depth classroom instruction combined with a four-day intensive practical exercise ...
Maple Flag can be considered a Canadian version of the United States Air Force's Red Flag, which is held several times a year at Nellis Air Force Base (using the Nellis Air Force Range). RED FLAG was conceived during the Vietnam War when the USAF found that 90 percent of combat aircraft losses were during a pilot's first 10 missions; the first ...
Airmen practice setting up base infrastructure during a Silver Flag exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base in 2014. Silver Flag training exercise provides United States Air Force Civil Engineers with a training venue in a contingency environment that focuses on hands-on technical experience with high-demand, contingency tools and equipment generally not available at home station.