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Tube with riders being towed flips over and boat stops with red flag to get tube with riders back up for towing.
An F-15E Eagle from the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares to land following a training mission Jan. 29, 2014, at Nellis AFB, Nev. The Strike Eagle has the capability to perform air-to-air or air-to-surface missions at all altitudes, day or night, in any weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz/Released)
Junto a Laura, Filip y Els tomamos esta parada en el camino despues de un claro de bosque y al ver un gigantesco arbol caÃdo cerca de la carretera.
Es impresionante cuantas cosas sucedieron en medio de esta parada, nos detuvimos por el árbol, luego salio de entre la maleza un hombre en sus 60´s arreando unos carneros en medio del bosque, a la orilla de la carretera lo esperaba su esposa con una bandera roja en la mano, instintivamente cruce y espere por algo, hasta ver a la señora levantando la mano y los animales comenzaron a cruzar la carretera en busca de un lugar seguro.
Luego del bosque tambien emergieron dos señores encima de una carreta cargada de Marabú que se detuvieron para que FIlip tomara unas instantaneas con su Hasselblad. De ellos luego de su carreta incorporada al camino tomé una foto que fue escogida dentro de las participantes en el concurso Latinoamericano de Los trabajos y los dÃas.
Laura tomo varias fotos del bosque, todos tomamos fotos del arbol caido, luego se rompió un motor con sidecar y parte de sus ocupantes estaban reparandola, volvimos todos a la carga con nuestras camaras, es impresionante como una parada en el camino puede ofrecernos tantas oportunidades.
A veces pasamos de largo en la vida y solo basta con detenerse a respirar profundo, espero amigos mÃos que disfruten de un maravilloso fin de semana.
Along with Laura, Filip and Els took this stopover after a forest clearing and saw a giant fallen tree near the road.
It's amazing how many things happened in the middle of this stop, we stopped by the tree, then came out of the brush a man in his 60's herding some sheep across the woods, at the edge of the road expecting his wife with a red flag in hand, I instinctively cross the road and wait for something, until I see the lady moving his flag on hands and the animals began to cross the road in search of a safe place.
I little bit After two old mad came out of the forest atop a wagon loaded with cut Marabu, they stopped to allow Filip to shoot some photos with his Hasselblad.
I shoot some photos of them after his wagon built the road, one of those photos was chosen within the Latin American participants in the contest " The Works and Days ".
Laura took several photos of the forest, we all took pictures of fallen tree, then a motor with sidecar passing near by us suddenly stop and its occupants started repairing it, we all went back to the fray with our cameras, is impressive as a stop on the road can offer many different opportunities .
Sometimes we pass in life, and just enough to stop and take a deep breath, I hope you enjoy my friends a wonderful weekend.
My nemesis from redflag 15-2. Not even involved with RF, working with us navy seahawks. 165782/300/NE.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range after being refueled by an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 19, 2009. Red Flag 10-01 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas.
RED FLAG, a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies, is coordinated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and conducted on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the Nevada Test and Training Range. It is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the United States Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis and executed through the 414th Combat Training Squadron.
RED FLAG was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to better prepare our forces for combat. Tasked to plan and control this training, the 414th Combat Training Squadron's mission is to maximize the combat readiness, capability and survivability of participating units by providing realistic training in a combined air, ground, space and electronic threat environment while providing for a free exchange of ideas between forces.
Aircraft and personnel deploy to Nellis for RED FLAG under the Air Expeditionary Force concept and make up the exercise's "Blue" forces. By working together, these Blue forces are able to utilize the diverse capabilities of their aircraft to execute specific missions, such as air interdiction, combat search and rescue, close air support, dynamic targeting and defensive counter air. These forces use various tactics to attack NTTR targets such as mock airfields, vehicle convoys, tanks, parked aircraft, bunkered defensive positions and missile sites. These targets are defended by a variety of simulated "Red" force ground and air threats to give participant aircrews the most realistic combat training possible.
The Red force threats are aligned under the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, which controls seven squadrons of USAF Aggressors, including fighter, space, information operations and air defense units. The Aggressors are specially trained to replicate the tactics and techniques of potential adversaries and provide a scalable threat presentation to Blue forces which aids in achieving the desired learning outcomes for each mission.
A typical RED FLAG exercise involves a variety of attack, fighter and bomber aircraft (F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, A-10, B-1, B-2, etc.), reconnaissance aircraft (Predator, Global Hawk, RC-135, U-2), electronic warfare aircraft (EC-130s, EA-6Bs and F-16CJs), air superiority aircraft (F-22, F-15C, etc), airlift support (C-130, C-17), search and rescue aircraft (HH-60, HC-130, CH-47), aerial refueling aircraft (KC-130, KC-135, KC-10, etc), Command and Control aircraft (E-3, E-8C, E-2C, etc) as well as ground based Command and Control, Space, and Cyber Forces.
A "White" force in RED FLAG uses the Nellis Air Combat Training System (NACTS) monitor this mock combat between Red and Blue. NACTS is the world's most sophisticated tracking system for combat training exercises and allows commanders, safety observers and exercise directors to monitor the mission and keep score of simulated 'kills' while viewing the simulated air battle as it occurs.
As RED FLAG expanded to include all spectrums of warfare (command, control, intelligence, electronic warfare) and added night missions to each exercise period, the combination of NACTS, improved tactics, and increased aircraft/aircrew capabilities improved flying safety.
All four U.S. military services, their Guard/Reserve components and the air forces of other countries participate in each RED FLAG exercise. Since 1975, 28 countries have joined the U.S. in these exercises. Several other countries have participated as observers. RED FLAG has provided training for more than 440,000 military personnel, including more than 145,000 aircrew members flying more than 385,000 sorties and logging more than 660,000 hours of flying time.
This mock battle in the skies over the Nevada Test and Training Range has yielded results that will increase the combat capability of our armed forces for any future combat situation.
This 707 is one of the last to be built for a non-military customer, delivered to the government of Qatar for use as a VIP aircraft in July 1977 and registered A7-AAA. Upon its retirement by Qatar it was bought by Israel and converted to tanker/transport configuration. In service with 120sq "Desert Giants" - though Israel is in the process of acquiring the KC-46, so probably not for much longer.
October 24, 2022 - Albany, NY - Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James make a gun safety announcement at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)
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.
My wife and I had some free time so we decided to drive down to Las Vegas for the Red Flag exercise in mid-March 2025. The weather forecast was good and there seemed to be a decent line-up of participating aircraft. Unfortunately both items fell short. The sky conditions were excellent but the weather sucked. Very high winds affected some of the fighters. The first afternoon we were there all F-16s and F-35s were grounded due to crosswinds. Also unfortunate was that Flex departures were cancelled at the last minute so the planes had to do a straight out departure - this sucked for photographers. In the late afternoon the recovery shifted to landings over Cheyenne Avenue. This was our first visit there in about a year and we couldn't believe the change. It was a mix of a homeless camp, scrap yard, bombed out Gaza, and just a totally trashy area. Burned out cars and car parts were everywhere. We didn't feel safe there despite being among other plane spotters. Wow. I took these photos in mid-March 2025.
Re aircraft activity - it seemed a lot lower than at prior Red Flags. There were a lot of Nellis resident aircraft but not too many visitors. It was a decent trip but not a great one.