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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.
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
US Air Force F-22 Raptors Landing at Nellis AFB during RedFlag 09-3
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The first large capacity Twinshock race is stopped. Chris Chell rides over to discover no serious injury.
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.
Strensall Common; York. A blasted heath?
The sign reads, "Do not enter the military training range when warning flags or lights are displayed".. you have been warned!
The Samsung Q1 Ultra handheld, running Red Flag Linux at the Intel Mobility booth. Red Flag has done a nice job of knocking off the Apple iPhone icon look and feel. I believe this is a touchscreen as well.
The SA-8 carries four missiles and can track aircraft while it is on the move, although it has to stop to fire its missiles. Designed for low-altitude defense, it can engage a target six miles away up to 16,500 feet above ground.
From: Pacific Air Over Alaska
By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine
October 2011
An Aigo UMPC or MID (mobile internet device) running Red Flag Linux. It looks and seems to work very much like a Nokia N810, with a slide-out keyboard. A bit thicker, though.
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.
An F-22 "Raptor", assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., disconnects from the boom of a KC-135 "Stratotanker" after receiving fuel to continue on its training sortie during exercise Red Flag 16-1 Feb. 4, 2016.
The info I have says that "WW" is the tail marking for the 35th FW out of Misawa AFB in Japan.
That unit is not on the roster for RedFlag 08-4
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Tirana, Albania, September 2007
(James M. Connell, The Red Flag)
Possibly not precisely the red flag Connell had in mind:
'The people's flag is deepest red;
It shrouded oft our martyrest dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their heart's blood dyed its every fold.
Then raise the scarlet standard high!
Within its shade we'll live or die.
Tho' cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.'