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vol. 4, no. 22 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR october 2, 2020

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NTTR: Training our way to victory

by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young
Nellis AFB, Nev.
The familiar cry of “fight’s on” echoes
over the radio and the battle ensues.
Blue Forces take to the sky with their
key objectives and plans B, C, and D on
hand, because in battle, nothing ever
goes as planned. Red Forces follow,
equally skilled and trained with nothing
but bad intentions for Blue Forces. Air Force photograph by
Their mission: attack on all platforms, Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young
trying to steal, sabotage and destroy the A crest of the Nevada Test and
mission. Their location; the Nevada Test Training Range is displayed
and Training Range, home to the U.S. in a hallway at the NTTR
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie
Air Force’s premier exercises and train- An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron flies over the Nevada Test headquarters building at
ing operations. and Training Range, Nev., May 15, 2019. The NTTR supports the Department of Defense’s advanced Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
This is an example of a typical exercise composite force training, tactics development, and electronic combat testing as well as DOD and Sept. 23, 2020. The NTTR
that takes place at the NTTR and encap- Department of Energy testing, research and development. provides warfighters a
sulates the impact they have on military flexible, realistic and multi-
operations. dimensional battlespace
Red Flag, an air-to-air combat exer- to conduct testing tactics
cise for pilots, and Green Flag, a ground development, and advanced
combat training exercise, are two of the training in support of U.S.
largest training operations in the De- national interests.
partment of Defense. The NTTR enables
training opportunities like these, while Tech. Sgt. Dennis Back, tactical
also providing a practice home to the air control NCO in charge at
U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration the 24th Tactical Air Support
team and daily flying operations for Squadron looks out at the
squadrons based at Nellis. Nevada Test and Training
“Our ability to provide the full-spec- Range at Nellis Air Force Base,
trum of battle to exercise participants Nev., Oct. 24, 2019. The NTTR
and other users makes the NTTR one of is the largest contiguous air
the most ideal locations to develop and and ground space available for
grow military pilots,” said Larry “Slider” peacetime military operations
Prince, chief of the projects branch at the in the free world. The range
NTTR. “These training operations are occupies 2.9 million acres of
not only vital to those who participate land, 5,000 square miles of
in them, but necessary for the overall airspace which is restricted
success of the Air Force’s warfighting from civilian air traffic over-
mission.” flight and another 7,000 square
See nttr, on Page 12 Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young miles of military operating area.

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