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British Voyagers refuel U.S. Navy Growlers during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1

red flag, from Page 1 ________ officer, Electronic Attack Squadron aircraft, Aggressors, threat simula- RAF Lossiemouth, United Kingdom. scenarios. The team created this itera- forces from our allies,” said Col. Jared
(VAQ) 142. “The aircrew on board tions on the ground and the ability to “The capabilities of the United States tion, building upon recent exercises, Hutchinson, commander of the 414th
“Tanking off the Voyager was were professional, kind and flew a train with partners and allies. Air Force and the Royal Australian to push participating units to peak Combat Training Squadron. “One of
an absolute pleasure. The aircraft smooth flight path enabling us to be “Working as a part of a coalition Air Force, combined with our own, performance and interoperability. the main focus items is working on
was handled very well and created expeditious.” and increasing our interoperability is make us a much more effective fight- “The problem sets that we are pre- the interoperability and integration
an easy environment to complete During Red Flag-Nellis, units build key for us,” said Wing Commander ing force.” senting in this Red Flag have never with those forces so that we can be
tanking on,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. functional teams with Air Expedi- John Cockroft, the Officer Com- The 414th Combat Training Squad- been seen before, and they’re not ready to fight alongside our allies
Andrew Imperatore, commanding tionary Wing missions, using multiple manding of 1 (Fighter) Squadron, ron at Nellis develops the Red Flag solvable unless we bring all of the anytime, anywhere.”

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. During this Red Flag exercise, a Royal Air Force Voyager tanker refueled U.S.
Navy EA-18G Growlers.

Royal Air Force Sqdn. Ldr. Bracken, RAF Voyager tanker captain, and RAF Flt. Lt. Renolds, RAF Voyager
tanker co-captain, participate in a Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 mission Feb. 3, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus The RAF 101 Squadron is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom (Royal Air Force)
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, and Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. The Voyager is the RAF’s
during a Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 mission Feb. 3, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. During this Red Flag exercise, a Royal Air Force Voyager tanker refueled U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers. sole air-to-air refueling (AAR) tanker and also operates as a strategic air transport.