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Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s are readied for flight in Red Flag 11-2.
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.
A typical shot taken at Nellis AFB in November 2002 with the Vermont ANG. One nice line-up of F-16s from the 158th FW with an altered sky for special effect.
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.'
Thunderbirds 5 & 6 taken from gate 2 and 2 F-35's taken from gate 4 and one of the best low passes past the race track.
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 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Stinger crew prepares to engage low-flying aircraft during Red Flag 11-2.
From: Pacific Air Over Alaska
By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine
October 2011
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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Scene of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the moor is a desolate, atmospheric and sorrowful place. Red flags mark the positions of Government troops and blue flags those of the Jacobites.
Hongqi-2 (Chinese: 红旗, literally: Red Flag or Red Banner), the first generation Chinese guided surface-to-air missile, on display at the Artillery & Aircraft Park of the Minsk World, Shenzhen, China.
For further information about this type of missile, please see:
www.sinodefence.com/army/surfacetoairmissile/hongqi2.asp
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A 2S6 awaits refurbishing in a hangar. This system is equipped with both guns and missiles for low-level engagement.
From: Pacific Air Over Alaska
By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine
October 2011
Annual demonstration in memory of the communists Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg, and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
Berlin Friedrichshain, Friedrichsfelde
Members of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force air defense team uncrate a Stinger missile for use against airborne targets during Red Flag 11-2.
From: Pacific Air Over Alaska
By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine
October 2011
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.