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An F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off from Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 2, 2017, during Red Flag 17-01. This is the first F-35A deployment to Red Flag since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)
One of the most distinctive 64th Aggressor paint schemes (though arguably cribbed from Beale AFB's U-2s.)
An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 64th Aggressors Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., banks off toward the Nevada Test and Training Range to participate in a training sortie during Red Flag 16-3, July 19, 2016. During Red Flag, the 64th AGRS will test other units’ capabilities in air-to-air combat while acting as the enemy in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Carter)
79th Fighter Squadron ‘Tigers’ pilots sit staked on the Nellis AFB runway ramp with a view of the Las Vegas, Nev. skyline before taking off on their night missions during day one of Red Flag 13-3, Feb. 25, 2012. The ‘Tigers’ launched a total of 16 times during day and night time missions to kick off the exercise. The unit has approximately 15 General Dynamics (its aviation unit now part of Lockheed Martin) F-16 Fighting Falcons on the ground at Nellis AFB and 35 pilots slated to fly throughout the three-week long exercise.
An F-22A Raptor, assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., during Red Flag 16-3 July 27, 2016. Red Flag is an exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and provides aircrews an opportunity to experience realistic combat situations in a controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)