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Feature 13July 17, 2015

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Maintainers assigned to
the 159th Maintenance
Squadron, Louisiana Air
National Guard, work
on the undercarriage
of an F-15 Eagle during
Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis
Air Force Base, Nev.,
July 14. The U.S. Air
Force’s premier
exercise provides
aircrews and ground
crews the opportunity
to experience
realistic, stressful
combat situations in a
controlled environment
to increase their
combat readiness
and effectiveness.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter

An EA-18G Growler taxis down the flightline during Red Flag 15-03 at Nellis Air Force Base,
Nev., July 13. Since its establishment in 1975, Red Flag participants have used the 2.9 million
acre Nevada Test and Training Range as a one-of-a-kind arena for realistic air combat training.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

ectronic Warfare Squadron 4, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., gather around an
lag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13. Various units from around the Air Force,
artners converge on Nellis AFB three to four times a year to take part in the exercise, which
ual and constructive warfare.

taff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter

erforming an Senior Airman Justin Dufreche and Airman 1st Class Cameron Harris, both Airman 1st Class Cameron Harris, 159th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Louisiana Air
ed Flag sorties 159th Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, Louisiana Air National Guard, pull National Guard, inspects an F-15 Eagle for any potential damage during Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis
n the ground two straps together to fasten down an F-15 Eagle during Red Flag 15-3 at Air Force Base, Nev., July 14. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air,
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 14. Red Flag provides a series of intense air- space and cyber forces of the U.S. and its allies, and is conducted on the vast bombing and
to-air scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel to increase their combat gunnery ranges on the Nevada Test and Training Range.
readiness and effectiveness for future real-world operations.