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Red Flag 21-3 integrates space with next generation warfighting
by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes
Nellis AFB, Nev.
In an interview from 2020, Chief of Space Op-
erations Gen. John Raymond touched on America’s
great power competitors and how they are improv-
ing their space capabilities.
This has fueled U.S. joint and allied partners
to invest, train and replicate in space along with
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to
integrate with current air-to-air and air-to-land
tactical assets.
The 414th Combat Training Squadron, which
hosts Red Flag-Nellis, has provided training op-
portunities to effectively expand competitive space
capabilities, requiring U.S. interagency to exercise
national power.
In previous years, the 64th Aggressor Squadron
battled the blue forces during these air-only exer-
cises. As an enabler for change to true battlespace
exercises, Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 has hosted a new
approach, integrating space components into both
blue and red forces. These teams include the U.S.
Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Space Force.
One Guardian from the U.S. Space Force, 16th
Space Control Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base,
Colo., experienced Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 as a new Members of space capabilities teams from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Space Force pose for a portrait during
participant, liaison officer and blue force member. Red Flag-Nellis 21-3 July 21, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 414th Combat Training Squadron, which hosts Red Flag,
power.
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53rd Wing executes largest Black Flag 21-2 ever at Nellis AFB
by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin LEFT: U.S. Air Force aircraft from 422nd Test
Nellis AFB, Nev. and Evaluation Squadron refuel over the
The 53rd Wing conducted Black Flag Nevada Test and Training Range on Nov. 17,
2020 for Large Force Test Event 20.03. LFTE
21-2, the largest Black Flag to date July 20.03 is a premier joint operational test
13-16, 2021. event hosted by the 53rd Wing that validates
The three-day large force joint test tactics in a combat relevant environment.
event included more than 30 Air Force
and Navy aircraft.
Testing 16 systems across 11 different
weapons systems from 11 different squad-
rons across the country, Black Flag 21-2
had three main integration objectives.
The first was to conduct large force
contested Combat Search and Rescue in-
tegration and consequence management.
This included validating new CSAR tac-
tics and testing nonconventional means
for managing the risk to CSAR forces, Air Force photographs by 1st Lt. Savanah Bray
improving their ability to dynamically dynamic high threat environment to (EPAWSS), and several other systems.
locate, isolate and/or recover multiple achieve localized air superiority. As part of the Air Force’s test flag
isolated personnel dispersed in a high The third and final integration enterprise, Black Flag allows the Air
threat environment. objective of Black Flag 21-2 was to Force to test like we fight, developing
The second objective was to test new tac- investigate various combinations of force integration techniques and dis- U.S. Air Force F-15Es, F-22s and F-16s from 422nd
tics to integrate network enabled weapons electronic attack weapons systems covering capabilities utilizing exist- Test and Evaluation Squadron fly alongside a KC-46
Air Force photograph by Tech. Alexandre Montes into the Destructive Suppression of Enemy and determine their integrated ef- ing and emerging material to deliver over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Nov. 17,
Air Defenses mission set. The test objective fectiveness in a highly contested en- combat capability to the warfighter. 2020, for Large Force Test Event 20.03. LFTE 20.03
was to explore various ways that network vironment. This included the EC-130 The next Black Flag will occur Oct. was the beta version of “Black Flag,” a premier joint
See WArfIghTINg, on Page 7 has provided training opportunities to effectively expand competitive space requiring U.S. interagency to exercise national enabled weapons can shorten the time- Compass Call, F-15 Eagle Passive/ 26-28, 2021, as a combined Orange operational test event hosted by the 53rd Wing that
lines of closing kill chains in an extremely Active Warning Survival System Flag/Black Flag.
validates tactics in a combat relevant environment.
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