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vol. 5, no. 3 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR Feb. 4, 2022

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100 aircraft, 3,000 personnel at

Nellis for Red Flag-Nellis 22-1

Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning prepares to
take off during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 at Nellis
Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 24, 2022.
by Christie Vanover
Nellis AFB, Nev.
Almost 100 aircraft and 3,000 person-
nel are at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to
participate in the first Red Flag exercise
of 2022.
Aimed at providing realistic training
and increasing combat effectiveness, the
exercise runs through Feb. 11, 2022.
“Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 is America’s
premier air combat exercise focused on
readiness and partnering through Air
Expeditionary Wing-led strike ops,”
said Col. Jared Hutchinson, 414th Com-
Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis bat Training Squadron commander. “In
A Typhoon FGR4 assigned to 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, United Kingdom, arrives at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 13, its 47th year of execution, participants
2021. By training together, the U.S. and its allies ensure smooth integration and common understanding, should they be called upon
to fight together in the future. ____ See red flag, on Page 6 & 7