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Feature 11February 12, 2016

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Ernesto Miranda,
rom 1 Squadron, U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz
Royal Australian Air
Force, Amberley, An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing, 194th Fighter Squadron,
Australia, performs Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., taxis toward the runway prior to a Red Flag
avionics checks on 16-1 night training mission Feb. 8 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. National Guard
an F/A 18F Super and Reserve units from across the country join their active duty counterparts
Hornet prior to for some of the most realistic air combat training in the world orchestrated by
a round of Red Nellis’ 414th Combat Training Squadron since 1975.
Flag 16-1 night
raining sorties
Feb. 8 at Nellis Air
Force Base, Nev. In
addition to daytime
operations, Red
Flag conducts
raining missions
during hours
of darkness to
rain for low-
visibility conflict
environments.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline

Maintainers from the 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Seymour Johnson Air Force Master Sgt. Josh Velders, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief,
Base, N.C., prepare their assigned aircraft for a round of Red Flag 16-1 night training performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag
sorties Feb. 8 at Nellis AFB, Nev. Night missions play a crucial role in Red Flag exercises, 16-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2. Red Flag is a realistic combat training
allowing aircrews and maintainers the opportunity to test their skills in challenging exercise involving air, space and cyber forces of joint and coalition air force from
low-light conditions. around the world.

man 1st Class Rachel Loftis U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz

1 at Nellis Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons assigned to 3 Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Coningsby, Staff Sgt. Ladarius Boyd, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Crew Chief, McEntire
U.K., await preparation for a round of Red Flag 16-1 night training sorties Feb. 8 at Joint National Guard Base, S.C., performs avionics checks on an F-16CJ Fighting
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. During Red Flag exercises, the Nellis AFB flightline can be Falcon prior to a round of Red Flag 16-1 night training sorties Feb. 8 at Nellis Air
home to more than 160 U.S. Air Force, joint service and coalition aircraft. Force Base, Nev. In addition to joint service and coalition aircraft from around
the world, National Guard and Reserve units commonly form a large contingent
of the Red Flag “Blue Force.”