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Space and Cyber Airmen discuss operations July 22, 2016 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is aimed at teaching service members how to intergrate air, space and cyberspace elements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from McDill Air Force Base,brushes the outside of an engine during pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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.
A C-130H Hercules from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, taxis to a parking space during Red Flag-Alaska 18-3 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Two C-130 Hercules aircrafts enter the runway to take off from the Nellis Air Force Base runway for a Red Flag mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, during Red FLag 11-2, Feb. 3. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the united states and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes/Released)
The RAF fast jet is among 150 aircraft taking part in the exercise, the largest of it's kind made possible by the vast expanse of the Nevada desert. The United States Air Force hosted the exercise and the Royal Australian Air Force also took part.
High waves and rip tides. Fair Harbor, Fire Island.
Annual trip to Fair Harbor, Fire Island, New York, and various points along the Fire Island National Seashore.
The first large capacity Twinshock race is stopped. Chris Chell rides over to discover no serious injury.
A Buccanneers airman from the 428th Fighter Squadron marshalled an F-15SG Strike Eagle March 21, 2019, at Red Flag on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red flag is the world’s premiere air-to-air combat training exercise. (U.S. Photo by Airman First Class Andrew Kobialka)
The Russian phased array Flap Lid radar consolidates information from other former Soviet radars, such as Clam Shell and Tin Shield, to provide fire control for launching up to 12 missiles at six targets.
From: Pacific Air Over Alaska
By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine
October 2011