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ed Flag 19-1
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February 15, 2019
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Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie
An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., participates in Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Jan. 29, 2019. Red Flag has provided training for more than 506,000 military personnel, including more than 157,000 aircrew members flying more than 411,000 sorties and logging more than 757,000 hours of flying time.
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie
Three F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., participate in Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Jan. 29, 2019. Red Flag is a combat training exercise conducted on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado
INSET LEFT: A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) takes-off from the flightline during Exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 28, 2019. During the three-week-long exercise, the 79th FS worked alongside coalition partners and built on their in-unit comradery as well as with allied forces.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado
INSET RIGHT: A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) takes-off from the flightline during Exercise Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 28, 2019. The 79th FS, otherwise known as the “Tigers,” served as an air superiority role, performing various missions intended to test their job proficiency in a combat environment.
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