vol. 3, no. 16                         Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR                                               August 2, 2019

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Feeding Red Flag

   The Crosswinds Dining Facility      the number of patrons, the din-        “We end up having to order about
has a rise in business during each     ing facility beefs up its manning   $1,500 more worth of product each
Red Flag exercise that takes place at  through augmenters from Force       truck, so you’re looking at $4,500
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.            Support Squadrons around the Air    extra a week for the Red Flag exer-
                                       Force.                              cises,” said Thorton.
   “During normal non-exercise
times, we serve anywhere from 150         “Right now we have one Airman       A surge in supplies also brings
to 200 people a day per meal period,”  from Shaw and a few others from     obstacles to the dining facility, such
said Staff Sgt. Shane Thorton, 99th    Mountain Home over at the flight    as storing logistics and experiencing
Force Support Squadron storeroom       kitchen,” he said.                  equipment malfunctions.
manager. “When we bolster up for
Red Flag, that number goes up easily      Supply trucks come three times      “Sometimes our freezers go
to 300 per meal period.”               a week like usual, even during Red  down, especially during the summer
                                       Flag, but the amount of resources   ________See Food, on Page 3
   With an influx of nearly double     increase.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Magee

                                                                                                                                                                     Senior Airman Tati-Anna Thomas, 926th Force
                                                                                                                                                                     Support Squadron food service journeyman,
                                                                                                                                                                     prepares lunch for service members during Red
                                                                                                                                                                     Flag 19-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 18, 2019.
                                                                                                                                                                     Red Flag is a combat training exercise designed to
                                                                                                                                                                     expose pilots to their first 10 “combat missions,”
                                                                                                                                                                     allowing them to be more confident and effective
                                                                                                                                                                     in real-world combat.

                                                                                                                     Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Magee                                                                                            Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Magee

Staff Sgt. Daniel Bickford, 99th Force Support Squadron food service craftsman, adds seasoning                                                                       Staff Sgt. Jessica Sides, 99th Force Support Squadron storeroom clerk, restocks
to a dish for service members on temporary duty to Red Flag 19-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,                                                                     inventory during Red Flag 19-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 19, 2019. Red
July 18, 2019. Red Flag was established in 1975 to better prepare our forces for combat. Lessons                                                                     Flag is a combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force and its joint and
from Vietnam showed that if a pilot survived ten combat missions, his chances of surviving                                                                           coalition partners.
remaining missions increased significantly.

INSIDE: Commentary — 2; News — 3-6; Hometown Heroes — 8; Nellis Living — 12