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A member of No. 4 Squadron Combat Control Team on an MV-850 Quadbike during an airfield survey on a dry lake bed in the Nevada Test and Training Range. The Quadbike is used to traverse distances around an airfield quickly during survey missions in the field.
On 31 July 2018, a Combat Control Team from Royal Australian Air Force No. 4 Squadron inserted into Batchelor Airfield via parachute and US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft in a training scenario to survey and secure the airfield to allow other Air Force groups to come in and build an air base in an 'austere' location as part of Exercise Pitch Black 2018.
Exercise Pitch Black is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest and most complex exercise. Pitch Black 2018 is being conducted at RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal from 27 July until 18 August.
This year’s exercise features up to 4000 personnel and up to 140 aircraft from 15 participating nations. Exercise Pitch Black aims to further develop offensive counter air, air-land integration, and intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities, as well as foster international co-operation with partner forces.
Photo: Cpl Steve Duncan
The red flag is raised on page three after 44 years by the red top newspaper that "no-one bought" but 4 million read or at least looked the pictures).
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.
One of the most famous spots to shoot at Nellis is at the Las Vegas Speedway, specifically near Checkered Flag Lane.
Coincidentally, the "tail flash" of Nellis is a yellow and black checkerboard.
Numerous aircraft participating in Red Flag 15-1 wait for their turn to take off for training exercises Jan. 28, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. All four branches of the U.S. military and air forces from allied nations participate in Red Flag. The training is conducted to familiarize forces for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle/Released)
Red and black flag bearer on Boulevard de la Republique (Paris, France), during the funeral of Maoist militant Pierre Overney.
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Porteur de drapeau rouge et noir sur le boulevard de la République durant les obsèques du militant maoïste Pierre Overney.
My wife and I liked Red Flag 21-1 so much we decided to check out 21-2. We knew it was going to be smaller so we only stayed for one full day. What we didn't count one was the nasty weather. Blah grey sky, very windy, and cold for the morning takeoffs. Takeoffs were to the SW so we joined up with a bunch of other spotters to watch the planes leave on Cheyenne Avenue. When the fighters take off on the 21R they bank right above your head so you get a mix of belly and side profiles - but it is a cool experience. Tankers and bombers tend to use 21L so you have a better angle but if there were no clouds you would be shooting into the sun. Despite this we had a good time. After the morning rush headed out we moved to the Speedway area for the recovery. All in all a very good day, even if we were turning blue and felt sandblasted.
I took these photos in early March 2021 near Las Vegas, Nevada.
From the 336th Fighter Squadron, one of several F-15E outfits carrying the "SJ" tail code of Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. Wesley Ott, 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, renders a salute to an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot prior to a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Jan. 29, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 64th AGRS's mission is to prepare the combat air forces, joint and allied aircrews for potential conflicts or war with challenging and realistic threat replication, training, academics and feedback. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lorenz Crespo/Released)
Airman 1st Class Gabriel Henry yells to Airman 1st Class Brian Allen during Red Flag 15-2 March 10, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Any personnel located in the area of an aircraft with an engine on must wear hearing protection among other personal protective equipment. Both Airmen are crew chiefs assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)