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10 August 12, 2016 Feature BULLSEYE
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Green Flag measures readiness, interoperability
By Sta Sgt. Nick Wilson U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum that go along with a force that size,” said
Capt. Kyle Davis, 549th Combat Train-
Air Combat Command Public A airs Sta Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayaseng, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, ing Squadron exercise planner and logis-
Italy, avionics journeyman, marshals an F-16 for take-o at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. tics ight commander, Nellis Air Force
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — During com- 2, to participate in Green Flag 16-8. A typical Green Flag exercise involves two multi-role Base, Nevada. “Participants in Green
bat, an Airman’s job is to create e ects Flag really have one job and one job only:
on the battle eld to support the com- ghter and/or bomber squadrons, unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and help the Army win harder and faster.”
mander’s intent and his nation’s strategic aerial refueling aircraft.
objectives — simultaneously balancing “In our scenarios, aircrews are focused
aggressiveness with restraint. about 10 times a year at the National troops on the ground fighting about on supporting the ground commander
Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. 2,000 ‘enemy’ troops, along with all of (in the case of the National Training
To ensure mission success, the Air Center) or the Navy maritime com-
Force must provide the best training “ e Army has approximately 4,000 the tanks, artillery, and troop carriers mand and control agencies,” said Lt. Col.
possible. at’s where exercises such as Jordan Grant, 549th Combat Training
Green Flag or Red Flag come in. Squadron commander. “Red Flag, by
contrast, is focused on training war ght-
While Red Flag is commonly known ers to integrate and achieve dominance
for large-force employment training in in battlespaces that are controlled by the
a simulated combat environment, its Air Component Commander.”
counterpart exercise, Green Flag, has a
few twin-like characteristics. The Air Component Commander
during an exercise like Green Flag is also
Green Flag is a joint and coalition utilized as the Combined Force Air Com-
exercise consisting of close air support. ponent Commander (CFACC). Green
One key di erence between the two is Flag exercises have now taken place for
the fact that Red Flag not only includes more than 35 years.
air-land integration, but it also involves
joint o ensive counter-air and air inter- “Flag exercises were originally estab-
diction scenarios. lished during the Vietnam era as a means
of getting guys their rst 10 ‘combat’
On the other side of the spectrum, ___ See GREEN FLAG, on page 11
Green ag comprises of U.S. Air Force
integration with the Army and Navy
during a large scale “war” that happens
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