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Nellis, DORMANT, NOT DEACTIvATED Red virtual training center leverages

RAAF enhanced warfighter capabilities

team up Flag

to support

Australia 20-2

wildfire
Air Force photograph by William Lewis
relief A Spanish air force Eurofighter
Typhoon aircraft ascends in
preparation for Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Jeremy Wentworth Air Force Base, Nev., March 6, 2020.
A Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster watches as pallets of fire suppressant are loaded onto Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado The Typhoon is a new generation
an Australian C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 16, 2020, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The RAAF has been The 42nd Attack Squadron forms a “Forty-Deuce” for a group photo at Creech multi-role/ swing-role combat
working to secure extra materials to aid in the fighting of Australian wildfires. Australians had Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 5, 2020. After 13 years of non-stop combat operations, aircraft and offers wide-range
been battling devastating wildfires since September of 2019. More than 13 million acres burned the 42nd ATKS marked its end of operations with this final squadron photo, operational capabilities. As one of
across the country as fire fighters and emergency responders continue to battle the blazes. a final sortie in Afghanistan, and handed its combat lines over to the other the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat
Members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Nellis Air Force Base teamed up to load more than squadrons within the 25th Attack Group. The squadron’s final sortie down- training exercises, this iteration
50 bundles of fire suppressant and other critical firefighting equipment onto three RAAF C-17s so range out of Creech, Jan. 31, 2020. Born out of combat necessity, the “Forty- includes participants from various Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Dwane Young
it could be delivered to the Australian Emergency authorities and Rural Fire Service. The Chief of Deuce” was re-activated in 2006 and became the first squadron to fly the services, including U.S. Navy and U.S. Col. Dean Caldwell (center), U.S. Warfare Center Virtual Test and Training Center
the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, was thankful of the support of the United MQ-9 Reaper, beginning its combat operations in September 2007. Thirteen Marines as well as our allied forces (VTTC) director, cuts a ribbon during the opening of the VTTC building at Nellis
States Air Force and United States stakeholders assisting with this movement of supplies. “The years of non-stop combat operations later, the 42nd ATKS has marked its end from the Italian, German and Spanish Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 17, 2020. The VTTC is a center designed to permit live
Royal Australian Air Force deeply appreciates the offer of help from the United States Air Force,” of operations with a final sortie in Afghanistan, and is handing its combat air forces. Red Flag exercises provide and virtual environments to train simultaneously, enabling more realistic and
said Air Marshal Hupfeld. “The Australian people are comforted to know that in times of need, lines over to the other squadrons within the 25th Attack Group. “Our mission mission commanders, maintenance effective training while mitigating the constraints of a physical range. “It’s a
we have great friends like the United States who are ready to lend a hand. This is yet another here at the 42nd is to save lives,” said Lt. Col. Landon Quan, commander of Air Force photograph by William Lewis personnel, ground controllers, and significant step forward to enable testing tactics development and advanced
example of the strength of our long-term friendship between our countries.” The 99th Logistics the 42nd ATKS. “We do that through a number of different mission sets and A German air force Tornado aircraft prepares to takeoff air, space and cyber operators the training for the Air Force, joint and coalition partners,” said Peter Zupas, U.S.
Readiness Squadron provided help throughout the entire process. Airmen from both Air Forces sometimes that means we have to take life to preserve it.” The origin of the at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 6, 2020. Amongst opportunity to experience realistic Air Force Warfare Center operational training and test infrastructure analyst.
worked alongside each other to load the aircraft quickly and efficiently so they could get back to squadron dates back to June of 1917, when it originally served as the 42nd German air force, the Italian and Spanish air forces are combat scenarios to prepare for The first missions to be conducted at the VTTC are scheduled to begin around
Australia with the vital equipment. Aero Squadron, flying the “Jenny” JN-4. also participating in the second rendition of Red Flag 20-2. future warfare. spring or summer of 2021.

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