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Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) "Black Ravens"
Red Flag 14-1
Nellis AFB
North Las Vegas, NV USA
An F-15 Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, lands on the runway during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 5, 2015. Red Flag provides combat training in a degraded and operationally-limited environment, making the training missions as realistic as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)
Well, here we are in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – or Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, if you prefer.
Leaving aside the small matter of the American War between 1955 and 1975, Vietnam was largely isolated until the mid-1980s – but now this one-party socialist state, where the Communist Party rules supreme, has opened up to become a thriving tourist destination, and although still a hugely poor country, its economic growth rate is among the highest in the world.
Some 13 million people visited the country last year… and this year, Liang and I decided to add to the numbers. It’s a country of contrasts, as I hope to show in the coming days.
An EA-18G Growler from VAQ-132 Scorpions banks into Nellis AFB after a Red Flag 17-1 mission, late in the afternoon.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling during Red Flag 14-2 March 13, 2014, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. During Red Flag, mid-air refueling allowed aircraft to save time and quickly get back into the fight without having to return to the ground to refuel. The KC-135 is assigned to the 350th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Young/Released)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, flies during a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis AFB, Nev., July 13, 2015. The 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home AFB is the lead wing for Red Flag 15-3, which is designed to provide a series of intense air-to-air combat scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel, which will increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Staff Sgt. Zackery Coder checks computer data during Red Flag-Alaska 14-2, June 19, 2014, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Coder ensured the F-16 Fighting Falcon was ready for the next sortie. He is a 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief from Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)
Airman Jeffery Gibson, a 354th Security Forces Squadron response force member, fires a Mark 19 grenade launcher Sept. 9, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. To be qualified on the weapon members of the squadron must show proficiency annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
This was taken at the Coca Cola Grand Prix held in Birmingham City Centre.
The cyclist with the red flag is Phil Bayton otherwise known as The Staffordshire Engine.
The other cyclist is Hugh Porter MBE – 4 times World Individual Pursuit Champion, Commonwealth Games Pusuit Gold medal winner and more recently national radio and television commentator.
- the 79 days (28/9/2014 - 15/12/2014)
141120, Harcourt Road, Hong Kong
PS. Do click the image to view large.
Five F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron await an end-of- runway inspection during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 24, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Aggressors put the participants through their paces in air, space and cyberspace. Red Flag was established in 1975 to better prepare Airmen for combat missions because during Vietnam the kill radio for U.S. pilots was two to one with many of them being shot down during their first 10 combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo/Released)
A German soldier holds up the red army flag.
Despite the fact that the soldier has a hand grenade on his belt, it seems that the Leica III hanging around his neck means that he is an SS-Kriegsberichter, i.e. men of the information company.
The red flag is obviously a landmark that is placed on the terrain, where the tip of the attack is advancing. Probably many flag bearers were killed in that mission.
Kiestinki 1941.08.08
SA photo # 33365 (cropped), photographer: Uomala.
My wife and I visited Las Vegas to check out Red Flag 21-3, a big exercise for the USAF, Navy, and some foreign countries. It's a great experience watching so many warplanes coming and going. Las Vegas in August is HOT - as in over 100 degrees so we were sweltering. I still can't seem to get consistent tack sharp photos of the high speed takeoffs so I will keep practicing. Any advice is welcome.
I took these photos outside of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, in early August 2021.
"Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about." (Mark Twain)
“天下興亡，匹夫有責；國家興亡，肉食者謀之。” (顧炎武)
Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 15, 2023) – F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2, June 14, 2023. RF-A enables U.S. joint and allied aircrew to sharpen aerial combat skills by flying in a realistic threat environment. The aggressors are dedicated to playing the ‘red team’ adversaries against the ‘blue team’ allies during RF-A aerial training sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth) 230615-F-PW483-1011
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