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vol. 1, no. 4 Serving Southern Nevada’s mililtary community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR July 21, 2017
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Four F-22 Raptors assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., sit on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in preparation for Red Flag 17-3 July 7, 2017.
This exercise gives Airmen an opportunity to experience realistic combat scenarios to prepare and train them in the event of future conflicts or war.
Red Flag 17-3 kicking up summer heat with AF, Marine F-35s
by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver Each Red Flag exercise is unique and Red Flag 17-3 more we can better use each other’s tactics, techniques
is no different. For the first time, there will be two F-35 and procedures to successfully go after whatever the
Nellis AFB, Nev. Lightning II squadrons participating. problem set is.â€
The U.S. Air Force began Red Flag 17-3, its three- The Marine Corps’ F-35Bs will participate alongside Red Flag consists of a variety of attack, fighter and
week air-to-air combat training exercise, July 10 and the Air Force’s F-35As for the first time in Red Flag bomber aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic
will conclude July 28. history. warfare aircraft, airlift support, search and rescue
aircraft, aerial refueling aircraft, and ground based
Base leadership wants to remind southern Nevada As the F-35 mission continues to grow, so will the command and control, space and cyber forces.
residents that they may notice increased military air- operators, maintainers and the system as a whole. We
craft activity. get to learn in a realistic training environment as we More than 2,500 joint warfighters will take part in
continue to progress down the road with this platform the integrated, multi-domain Red Flag 13-3, where they
Aircraft will depart from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and other fifth-generation or fourth-generation aircraft, will operate together and successfully defeat the threat.
twice daily to participate in combat training missions said Sadler.
on the Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las “Red Flag gives our joint warfighters the opportunity
Vegas in one of the Air Force’s largest joint exercises. Sadler said, having two F-35 units at Red Flag will to promote their readiness through innovation,†said
allow us to learn about the capabilities of both the F-35A Sadler. “They may have to go outside their comfort zone
“For Red Flag, we bring in our joint warfighters with and the F-35B models from each other. and take risks with their innovation, but at the end of
their capabilities and their equipment,†said Lt. Col. the day if they see positive, successful outcomes towards
Mark Sadler, 414th Combat Training Squadron com- “We’re not going to go to war alone,†said Sadler. “The the objectives, then that’s immediate positive feedback
mander. “We come together, fight as a team, and we get more we can do joint exercises like Red Flag where we on readiness we’re looking for at Red Flag.â€
to learn from each other as we do that.†get everybody together and learn from each other, the
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