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Feature                                                                                                                                                             11March 11, 2016

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                                                                                                    U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum                                                                                               U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum

          An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares                                                                    An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.,
          for takeoff during Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. March 8. Red Flag involves                                                              takes off during Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. March 4. Red Flag involves
          a variety of attack, fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, air lift support,                                                             a variety of attack, fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, air lift support,
          and search and rescue aircraft.                                                                                                                         and search and rescue aircraft.

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                                                                                                               U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter                                                                                               U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz

          Crew members from the 4th Fighter Wing, Grosseto, Italy, conducts pre-flight checks                                                                     Senior Airman Roger Stitt, Defensive Avionics technician assigned to the 28th Aircraft
          in preparation for take-off during Red Flag 16-2 March 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.                                                                 Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., performs pre-flight checks on a
          Red Flag provides an opportunity for aircrew and maintainers to enhance their tactical                                                                  B-1B Lancer prior to a Red Flag 16-2 training sortie March 3 at Nellis Air Force Base. Nev.
          operational skills alongside military aircraft from coalition forces.                                                                                   Red Flag provides realistic combat training in a contested, degraded and operationally-
                                                                                                                                                                  limited environment, which provides aircrews with real-time war scenarios and helps
                                                                                                                                                                  ground crews test and improve their operational readiness.

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Base,     A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force                                                                          A C-130H3 from the 700th Airlift Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., takes off from
          Base, S.D., takes off to play its role in a Red Flag 16-2 training sortie March 3 at Nellis Air                                                         the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during a training mission during Red Flag 16-2
          Force Base. Nev. Just northwest of Nellis AFB lies the 2.9 million-square-acre Nevada test                                                              Feb. 29. During the two week exercise, units from around the world work on integration
          and Training Range which provides a realistic arena for operational testing and training                                                                to better themselves for future operations.
          aircrews to improve combat readiness.
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