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Visiting from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) E-3 Sentry from the 552 Air Combat Wing takes off from runway 3R on its way out to the Nellis Range Complex. During Red Flag exercises, most of the larger aircraft such as the heavy bombers, tankers and those providing electronic support head to the range first in order to best direct the front line fighters. The E-3 Sentry, with its enormous radome, can scan a 250 square mile radius providing up to the minute information on allied and enemy locations.

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Red Flag 2006 - 06-01 - Nellis AFB, Nevada
Visiting from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) E-3 Sentry from the 552 Air Combat Wing takes off from runway 3R on its way out to the Nellis Range Complex. During Red Flag exercises, most of the larger aircraft such as the heavy bombers, tankers and those providing electronic support head to the range first in order to best direct the front line fighters. The E-3 Sentry, with its enormous radome, can scan a 250 square mile radius providing up to the minute information on allied and enemy locations.