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vol. 5, no. 5                    Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR          march 4, 2022

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                                                              British Voyagers refuel




                                                        u.s. NaVy growlers duriNg




                                                                  red flag-Nellis 22-1














































                                                         Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
          A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers assigned to the “Garudas” Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134,
          Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., receives air-to-air refueling from a Royal Air Force Voyager
          tanker assigned to 101 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, United Kingdom, during a Red Flag-Nellis 22-1
          mission Feb. 3, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Nevada Test and Training Range is the U.S.
          Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles.


          by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus        Force and the Royal Australian Air Force.
          Nellis AFB, Nev.                           While aircraft like the F-35s, F-22s
                                                   and F-16s are refueled mid-air during the
            During Red Flag-Nellis 22-1, a Royal Air  exercise with the American KC-135 Strato-
          Force Voyager tanker refueled U.S. Navy  tanker, the Navy Growlers need a drogue
          EA-18G Growlers, emphasizing the interop-  system to refuel.                      Royal Air Force Sqdn. Ldr. Bracken, RAF Voyager tanker captain, and RAF Flt.
          erability conducted during this iteration.  The Voyager is equipped with that system  Lt. Renolds, RAF Voyager tanker co-captain, participate in a Red Flag-Nellis
            Around 2,900 personnel participated  and serves as a force multiplier that helps  22-1 mission Feb. 3, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The RAF 101 Squadron
          in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 Jan. 24-Feb. 11,  keep Navy fighters in the air for longer pe-  is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom (Royal Air
          hailing from the U.S. Air Force, Navy,  riods during simulated combat sorties.    Force) and Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) participating in Red Flag-Nellis
          Marines, Space Force, Air National Guard,   _______                               22-1. The Voyager is the RAF’s sole air-to-air refueling (AAR) tanker and also
          U.S. Air Force Reserves, the Royal Air            See Red Flag, on Page 6 & 7     operates as a strategic air transport.
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