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An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands after a Red Flag 15-2 sortie March 11, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag provides a series of intense air-to-air scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world operations. The F-16 is assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)
A South Korean air force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a sortie at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2014, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft, U.S. Air Force/Released)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II performs a show of force during Red Flag-Alaska 14-2, June 23, 2014, over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska. The A-10 provides close air support, typically called in by joint terminal attack controllers, to ground units with its GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun. The aircraft is assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Perras/Released)
With over 3200 images from the last two days I'll be editing and uploading images for a long time ... but for now here are a few more.
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Air Force F-16 flying as 'red air' at Red Flag 22-2. This paint scheme, with charcoal grey over sky blue is called 'shark,' and is representative of some Russian paint schemes for their tactical aircraft.
U.S. Marines assigned to mortar section, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), fire the M224 60 mm mortar system during various courses of fire at Range 106 aboard Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 20, 2015. Fox Company is increasing their proficiency in skills pertaining to their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) prior to upcoming events for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson, MCBH Combat Camera/Released)
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This 389th FS "Thunderbolts" F-15E Strike Eagle is seen getting airborne from Nellis AFB at the start of a Red Flag 08-2.1 mission.
The aircraft is based at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
Red flags were fling at Pensacola Beach Florida this moring as Tropical Storm Nate was hammering the area.
Senior Airman John Myer pushes a tow bar under the tire a B-52H Stratofortress during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-52 shredded a tire upon landing after a four-hour mission. Myer is a B-52 aircraft maintainer assigned to the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
An amazing sight of Fistral Beach which I have never been to before. The waves were pretty large on the Wednesday 18th April 2018 according to locals chatting to at The Shack on Fistral Beach. To be treated with respect as I had an incident with a sneaker wave that flooded my wellingtons.....
Note the red flag on the beach due to the conditions.
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker July 18, 2016, while taking part in exercise Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis AFB, with this iteration focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)