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Feature 13July 31, 2015

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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle U.S. Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz U.S. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle

end-of-runway in preparation to take off An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 138, Naval Air
e Base, Nev., July 28. Red Flag is an air-to- Squadron 4, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., undergoes pre- Station Whidbey Island, Wash., conduct pre-flight inspections on an
training exercise conducted over the 2.9 flight inspections prior to a Red Flag 15-3 night training sortie at Nellis EA-18G Growler prior to a Red Flag 15-3 night training sortie at Nellis Air
g Range north of Las Vegas. Air Force Base, Nev., July 28. Flying units from around the Department Force Base, Nev., July 28. The introduction of low-visibility conditions
of Defense deploy to Nellis AFB to participate in Red Flag exercises that presents aircrews with a number of challenges that test their ability
are typically held three to four times a year and organized by the 414th to perform the mission at any time; day or night.
Combat Training Squadron.

An F-16
Fighting
Falcon
assigned to the
55th Fighter
Squadron,
Shaw Air Force
base, S.C.,
undergoes
pre-flight
inspections
prior to a Red
Flag 15-3 night
training sortie
at Nellis Air
Force Base,
Nev., July 28.
During Red
Flag exercises,
the Nellis AFB
flightline can
be home to
more than
150 U.S. Air
Force, joint
and coalition
U.S. Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz aircraft.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter

the 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Capt. Taylor Ellington and 1st Lt. Matthew Street, pilots assigned to
off during Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis AFB, Air Force Base, Wash., taxis down the runway during Red Flag 15-3 at the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., discuss
es of realistic air-to-air combat exercises Nellis AFB, Nev., July 21. The KC-135’s role in Red Flag is to refuel other notes while flying a Red Flag 15-3 training mission over the Nevada
re real-world operations. aircraft in mid-air thus extending their flight time in the mission area. Test and Training Range, July 24. During Red Flag, KC-135s circle
the skies refueling fighter aircraft to expand their training missions.