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Red Flag-Rescue 21-1 exercise in Playas

Story and photos by Airman
WiLLiAM TURNBULL
355th Wing Public Affairs
United States and allied military forces
participated in a training event during Red
Flag-Rescue 21-1 at Playas Training Center,
New Mexico, May 13.
Red Flag-Rescue is the Department
of Defense’s premier combat search and
rescue exercise that prepares U.S. armed
forces and its partners for the high-end
fight in highly contested and degraded
environments.
“The whole purpose of the exercise is to
expand our capabilities down range, and
working with NATO forces gets our people
used to working with other countries in the
field,” said Shawn Silvia, 414th Combat
Training Squadron, Detachment 1, ground
operations manager.
Red Flag-Rescue also serves as a unique
opportunity for U.S. forces to work along-
side partner forces in order to significantly
improve interoperability with our allies.
This ensures that Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen guard an entry control point during multi-capable Airmen training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, April 30. This training was the fifth iteration of an ongoing effort Marines and Guardians are equipped with
by the 355th Wing to develop multi-capable Airmen to support the Air Force in preparing for a high-end, near-peer conflict. the skillset necessary to assist NATO forces.
“The players we have for this exercise
Enhancing Airmen’s capabilities lombian and Singaporean forces, “ said
include a lot of U.S., French, Italian, Co-

A French recovery team boards a French
Eurocopter EC725 during Red Flag-
Story and photos by Rescue 21-2 at Playas Training Center,
Senior Airman New Mexico, May 13. Red Flag-Rescue
JACoB T. STepheNS provides a unique opportunity for U.S.
and allied forces to significantly improve
355th Wing Public Affairs
interoperability and readiness.
The 355th Wing held a multi-capable
Airmen training course at Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base, April 26 – 30. Gregory Sisco, 414 CTS, DET 1, opposing
This training was part of an ongoing forces manager. “We have French helicop-
effort to develop multi-capable Airmen as ters and their recovery team, Singaporean
the Dynamic Wing continues to lead the AH-64 Apache helicopters, HC-130’s from
Air Force in preparation for agile combat the U.S. and France, as well as Embraer
employment against near-peer adversar- A-29 Super Tucano’s from Colombia and
ies. many electronic jamming aircraft from
“The 355th Wing is on the leading edge several countries.”
of the effort to develop how we will fight Whether the U.S. military is providing
in the future,” said Master Sgt. Stephen An Airman aims downrange during multi-capable Air- humanitarian aid during a natural disaster,
Baker, 355th Security Forces Squadron men training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, April 30. or proving combat power in a conflict with
chief of weapons and tactics. “Multi-capa- Eighty Airmen from across the 355th Wing were trained A French Eurocopter EC725 flys above a combat zone during Red Flag-Rescue 21-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, May a near-peer adversary, learning how to
ble Airmen is how the wing is getting after on a variety of skills including establishing and defend- 13. Red Flag-Rescue serves as the Department of Defense’s premier combat search and rescue exercise. execute CSAR missions in a joint-service
preparing for the way we expect to deploy ing entry control points, as well as tactical combat ca- environment will ensure mission success.
in the future, using agile combat employ- sualty care. An Italian Sur- “The importance of inviting partner
ment and dynamic forward adaptive bas- vival, Evasion, forces is to reinforce our relationships and
ing concepts to operate in contested and Resistance and to make sure that when we work with other
austere environments.” Escape special- nations down range we know what to expect
Eighty Airmen from various career fields ist waits for a from each other,” Silvia said.
were trained on skills critical to mission recovery team The U.S. Air Force continues building its
success downrange, including but not lim- during Red Flag- interoperability with other nations by par-
ited to: tactical combat casualty care, base Rescue 21-2 at ticipating in and facilitating exercises like
build-up, radio communication, CBRNE Airmen carry a simulated injured person during multi- Playas Training these in order to improve and maintain our
and base security. This was the fifth itera- capable Airmen training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Center, New readiness to deter, and if necessary, defeat
tion of this course, which has produced Base, April 30. MCA training taught Airmen from a vari- Mexico, May near-peer adversaries that may arise.
more than 300 qualified multi-capable ety of career field skills that will be crucial downrange 13. Red Flag-
Airmen across the wing. including tactical combat casualty care, team move- Rescue provides LEFT: An Airman receives a brief during
“This course was interesting because we ment, base build-up and base security. a unique oppor- Red Flag-Rescue 21-2 at Playas Training
trained on things that we usually learn tunity for U.S. Center, New Mexico, May 13. The Airman
separately, all at once. So, we got to see it and allied forces acted as an opposing force during the
in a more realistic, big picture setting,” said LEFT: An Airman fires his weapon during multi-capable to significantly exercise, which simulated an opposing
Senior Airman Tyler Priest, 354th Aircraft Airmen training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, April improve interop- force trying to reach a downed pilot and
30. Airmen from across the 355th Wing were trained on erability and capture them before the recovery team
See cAPAbILITIES, Page 8 a variety of skills. readiness. could evacuate them.