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Despite of the red flag.. everybody was swimming happily in the sea. I had to wait for a while to take a picture without people on it.
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.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rick Moore, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron productions superintendent, speaks on a walkie-talkie at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. In addition to U.S. Air Force Airmen, counterparts from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom are also scheduled to participate, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability with fellow Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
www.airforce.gov.au/Technology/Aircraft/AEWC_Wedgetail/?R... and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_AEW%26C This is the Royal Australian Air Force's E-7A (aka Boeing 737 AEW&C) "Wedgetail" plane. It replaces the dome-top AWACS, but isn't a whole lot prettier than the old designs.
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Red Flag 09-3 (Nellis AFB: Las Vegas, Nevada)
Royal Air Force 111 Squadron
Photo by www.kensaviation.com
A 2-ship of Israeli Air Force F-16s from Ramon Air Base, Israel head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 17, 2009 during Red Flag 09-4. Red Flag 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 is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis, through the 414th Combat Training Squadron. Flying for Red Flag 09-4 begins July 13 and ends July 24. U.S. aircraft will come from Nellis and Creech in Nevada, South Carolina, Idaho, the United Kingdom, Washington, Oklahoma and Ohio. Aircraft types will include F-15s, F-16s, E-3s and KC-135s. In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Israeli Air Force will be flying F-16CG Falcons.
(U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
Three Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets assigned to No. 77 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown soar over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prior to landing at the end of a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 4, 2014. Red Flag offers U.S. and coalition service members realistic combat training and is typically held three times a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)
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.
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing fly into Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 18, 2017. The fifth generation aircraft flew in from Langley Air Force Base, Va., to participate in the three-week Red Flag 17-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
Not that great of a shot,but it's still prettey cool.
Red Flag 08/18/2007 - 08/31/2007
© Kristopher Trajano
An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft based at Shaw AFB, S.C., takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, during Red Flag 17-2. 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)
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)