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Feature 13August 28, 2015

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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika

nment specialist assigned to the An F-16 Fighting Falcon maintainer completes a final pre-flight inspection of Two maintainers assigned to the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
ase, Calif., salutes the aircrew of a an F-16 assigned to the 457th Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station Fort Worth McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., wait for the aircrew of a KC-135 Stratotanker
Flag 15-4 sortie at Nellis AFB, Nev., Joint Reserve Base, Texas, during Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to finish pre-flight inspections prior to a Red Flag 15-4 sortie at Nellis AFB,
e duty, Reserve and Guardsmen Aug. 24. The air training missions are conducted over the 2.9 million acre Nev., Aug. 25. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the
operational skills alongside units Nevada Test and Training Range. air, space and cyber forces of the U.S. and its allies, and is conducted on
the vast bombing and gunnery ranges on the Nevada Test and Training
Range during day and night operations.

Two maintainers U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler
assigned to the 22nd
Aircraft Maintenance U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron wait to take off during
Squadron, Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 24. Red Flag involves a series of intense air-to-air
McConnell Air Force combat exercises designed to prepare U.S. and allied forces for future real world conflicts.
Base, Kan., wait for
the aircrew of a KC-
135 Stratotanker
to finish pre-flight
inspections prior to a
Red Flag 15-4 sortie at
Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug.
25. Red Flag involves
a variety of attack,
fighter, bomber,
reconnaissance,
electronic warfare,
airlift support and
search and rescue
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika aircraft.

Staff Sgt. David Atteberry, left, An F-16 Fighting
an aircraft hydraulic systems Falcon assigned to
technician assigned to the 92nd the 457th Fighter
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Squadron, Naval Air
Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Station Fort Worth
signals to a fellow maintainer Joint Reserve Base,
while working on the wing of a Texas, takes off during
KC-135 Stratotanker during Red Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis
Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. Air Force Base, Nev.,
25. Red Flag provides realistic Aug. 25. All four U.S.
combat training in a contested, military services, their
degraded and operationally- Guard and Reserve
limited environment, which components and the
provides aircrews with real-time air forces of other
war scenarios and helps ground countries participate
crews test and improve their in each Red Flag
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika operational readiness. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler exercise.