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A B-1B Lancer, assigned the 34th Bomb Squadron, 28th
Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes-off for
a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
Jan. 26, 2021. The B-1 can carry the largest conventional
payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the
Air Force inventory.

Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft assigned to Electronic
Attack Squadron 132 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island,
Wash., takes-off during Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis
Nev., Jan. 26, 2021. Red Flag allows U.S. and coalition forces An F-16 fighter jet, assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th
to train together in high-end, realistic scenarios, increasing Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., takes-off
interoperability of the joint force. for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 26, 2021.
Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis The 169th Fighter Wing is home of the Swamp Foxes of the South
A B-2 Spirit Bomber, assigned the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill AFB, Carolina Air National Guard.
Mo., takes-off for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 26, 2021. Red Flag exercises Fla., takes-off for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan.
are conducted on the massive bombing and gunnery ranges of the Nevada Test and Training Range. 26, 2021. The KC-135 provides aerial refueling capability for both Red and
Blue Forces during Red Flag missions.

Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis
An F-22 Raptor fighter jet, assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-
Richardson, Alaska, takes-off for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan.
Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis 26, 2021. The F-22 Raptor is capable of both air-to-air missions and air-to ground missions.
Air National Guard photograph by Airman Basic Jakob Ivanick Four F-35A Lightning II fighter jets assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah,
Senior Airman Joshua Baer, a crew chief from the 122nd Fighter Wing, prepares wait to taxi onto the runway for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 28, 2021.
an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 27, The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter.
2021. The 122nd Fighter Wing is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard and
holds a close-air-support role during the Red Flag Nellis 21-1 exercise.

Air Force photograph by William R. Lewis
An F-15E Strike Eagle, from the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, S.C., departs over the Las Vegas Strip skyline for a Red Flag 21-1 mission, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 26, 2021. The F-15 Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.