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vol. 3, no. 5  Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR                                                                                                                   march 1, 2019

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Congressional representatives visit Nellis airmen for

Red Flag

                                                                                                                                                            Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy                                           Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Isaiah Soliz

Representative John Garamendi, D-Calif., and other Congressional Representatives meet with Nellis Airmen during a                                                                                                Representative Vicky Hartzler. R-Mo., meets with Nellis
Congressional Delegation visit for Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 8, 2019. Red Flag integrates the core                                                                                      Airmen during a Congressional Delegation visit for Red
missions of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Command and Control; Air and Space Superiority; and Strike                                                                                           Flag 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 8, 2019. Red Flag
and Personnel Recovery/Mobility to ensure success in combat environments.                                                                                                                                        continuously adapts to prepare U.S. and coalition forces for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 high-end adversaries in any combat environment.

                                          Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Isaiah Soliz                                           Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Isaiah Soliz                                                               Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy

Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force, meets with                                        Representative Rob Wittman, R-Va., meets with Nellis                                                               Brian Greer, a professional staff member for the House
Nellis Airmen and Congressional Representatives during                                        Airmen during a Congressional Delegation visit for Red                                                             Armed Services Committee, meets with a Nellis Airman
a Congressional Delegation visit for Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis                                  Flag 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 8, 2019. Red Flag                                                   during a Congressional Delegation visit for Red Flag 19-1
Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 8, 2019. Red Flag is a realistic                                   exercises enable the Air Force to quickly harness readiness                                                        at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 8, 2019. The goal of Red
multi-domain training exercise that maximizes the combat                                      through exposure to peer-level adversaries.                                                                        Flag exercises is to prepare the U.S. and its allies for peer-
readiness and survivability of participants by providing a                                                                                                                                                       level adversaries in any combat environment.
robust, accurate training environment.

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