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Backbone of Air Force fleet takes off during Red Flag 16-2
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua By Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua joint U.S., Italian and Turkish coalition
combat air forces during the advanced and
The first KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 2nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs realistic two-week exercise.
Force Base, Kan., takes off during Red Flag 16-2, Feb. 29, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Tankers
like the KC-135 help sustain the coalition forces in a contested, degraded and NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Air- “Rapid global mobility is what sets the
operationally limited environment encounter at Red Flag. men from four different KC-135 Stratotank- U.S. Air Force apart from any other air
er locations officially kicked off Red Flag force in the world and the tanker support
16-2 exercise as part of the tanker task force, missions are the reason our fleet reaches as
Feb. 29, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. far as it does,” said Knapp.
During the exercise, the tanker task The purpose of Red Flag is to challenge
force training objective is a total force in- Airmen and other coalition forces in ways
tegration effort among active, guard and they have not encountered before and
reserve units with the intention of sharing motivate them to find creative solutions
operations and maintenance function to to provide effective weapons, tactics and
conduct air refueling support worldwide. command and control integration across
air, space and cyberspace scenarios they
“Red Flag promotes integration and are presented.
camaraderie between mobility and combat
air force assets along with our international “This is my second Red Flag exercise, but
partners participating,” said Maj. Rob I’m looking forward to the challenges my
Knapp, Red Flag 16-2 Tanker Task Force crew and I will face to complete the mis-
detachment commander. “Training in sions during our time here,” said Airman
this setting improves joint and coalition 1st Class Cody Shumate, 349th Air Refuel-
warfighting capabilities and is designed ing Squadron boom operator. “I also look
to push us beyond our comfort zone. This forward to having fun doing the mission
helps prepare us for current and future while learning how to improve what we
contingencies that will require tankers as already do as a great Air Force tanker crew.
the backbone for our success.”
Red Flag forces will operate in simulated
Airmen from Alabama Air National contested, degraded and operationally lim-
Guard, Alabama; Fairchild AFB, Washing- ited environment against aggressor forces
ton; McConnell AFB, Kansas; and Roland from the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at
R. Wright ANG Base, Utah; will work with Nellis.
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