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This is an F-16C Block 40H belonging to the 18th Fighter Squadron (Aggressor) at Eilson AFB Alaska somewhere over the out back of the 49th state. I borrowed this USAF image as a color contrast with this aircraft's cohorts seen below, as I photographed them, at Nellis AFB in August, 2003. These Aggressor Vipers carry the fight to participants of Red Flag, Cope Flag aka Red Flag-Alaska and other dissimilar fighter tactics training wannabes.
Cajun Eagle launches from Nellis AFB for Red Flag 19-2 - U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie
Dimanche 18 mars 2012, lors du rassemblement du Front de Gauche pour la 6ème République à la Bastille.
A crew chief from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, waits by his F-16 Fighting Falcon for a pilot to arrive for a night mission at during Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The Red Flag exercise is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States, its allies, and coalition partners, and is conducted on the vast gunnery ranges of the 2.9M acre Nevada Test and Training Range, a primary training area associated with Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The exercise brings in more than 100 aircraft and 3000 personnel with the goal of preparing commanders and service members at all levels for war in a realistic training scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)
Army Paratroopers from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion prepare to board a C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron prior to a training sortie Aug. 1, 2014, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The two units worked together to successfully drop more than 90 paratroopers in two hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct maintenance checks on an F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing participating in Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 18, 2017. Raptor teams started participating in Red Flag in 2007 and have since proven themselves as a critical component of both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
A C-130J Super Hercules from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, rests on the flightline during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. RF-A exercises are focused on improving the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces and providing training for units preparing for air expeditionary force taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
The Prowler is a plane I hadn't seen in person before. It's used by the Navy and Marine Corps for "electronic countermeasures." That is: it's used for radar and radio jamming, amongst other things. It was neat to see one in person.
When fire weather dictates, the City of Los Angeles enacts special parking restrictions in areas prone to wildfire. For current Red Flag Parking Restrictions within the City of Los Angeles, please call 3-1-1 or visit: lafd.org/redflag © Image by Juan Guerra.
Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon
S/N: 90-0839
Red Flag 09-3 (Nellis AFB: Las Vegas, Nevada)
My original photo was taken with a perfectly blue sky. I photoshopped in this more interesting sky...
Photo by www.kensaviation.com
This tern is enjoying the breeze on the windy morning. The red flag signaled no swimming, but definitely no problems with flying.
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.
When fire weather dictates, the City of Los Angeles enacts special parking restrictions in areas prone to wildfire. For current Red Flag Parking Restrictions within the City of Los Angeles, please call 3-1-1 or visit: lafd.org/redflag © Image by Juan Guerra.