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  • Blasting off from RWY 3L, an Eglin Air Force Base stationed F-15C Eagle from the 33rd Fighter Wing, 58th Fighter Squadron heads out to the range. Aircraft from the 33rd in Florida and the 57th at Nellis typically work together as their roles both involve weapons testing and aircraft development. Red Flag exercises provide both squadrons with the ability to witness as well as try out new aerial tactics and maneuvers in a real world combat environment. Seen here is F-15C 85-0102, nicknamed 'Gulf Spirit' which shot down two IrAF Su-22s when flown by Capt Anthony R. Murphy of the 36th FW, 53rd FS on 7 Feb, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm and an IrAF MiG-23 on 29 Jan, 1994 with an AIM-7M.
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  • Blasting off with the usual crowded ramp in the background, an Eglin Air Force Base stationed F-15C Eagle from the 33rd Fighter Wing, 58th Fighter Squadron heads out to the range. Aircraft from the 33rd in Florida and the 57th at Nellis typically work together as their roles both involve weapons testing and aircraft development. Red Flag exercises provide both squadrons with the ability to witness as well as try out new aerial tactics and maneuvers in a real world combat environment. Seen here is F-15C 85-0102, nicknamed 'Gulf Spirit' which shot down two IrAF Su-22s when flown by Capt Anthony R. Murphy of the 36th FW, 53rd FS on 7 Feb, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm and an IrAF MiG-23 on 29 Jan, 1994 with an AIM-7M.
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  • Reestablished on 12 January 2006, this F-15C Eagle dawns the typical camouflage worn by the 64th Aggressor Squadron F-16's. Going by the call sign 'Mig-7', this is the first of 22 F-15's expected to take on the adversary role of fighters from the 65th. Paint schemes will resemble those of the 64th so as to include a blue-grey camouflage as well as the desert tan.
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  • Starting out as a group of four, the second F-15 climbs to altitude silhouetted against the late evening sky with the Las Vegas skyline below. Following closely behind, the third F-15 is at rotation and a fourth can be seen at the far end of the runway with afterburners lit. Because the Nellis Range Complex is mostly uninhabited, nighttime missions can be extremely difficult with the majority of concentration focused on night vision technology.
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  • Just one of dozens of aircraft to launch at night, this F-15 takes off from Nellis Air Force Base on its way to the Nellis Range Complex (NRC) for a few hours of nighttime combat. Compared to the Nellis Red Flag Exercise, Red Flag Alaska will provide five and a half times the amount of airspace with 66,000 square miles compared to the current 12,000 square miles offered by the NRC.
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  • Flying loose formation is this F-15C Eagle of the 33rd Fighter Wing, 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The two green stars located on the nose in front of the cockpit indicate that this F-15C was the airframe used to shoot down two MiG-29's during the first Gulf War. Just one of the many successes of past Red Flag training exercises.
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  • Turning to final approach, an Eglin Air Force Base stationed F-15C Eagle from the 33rd Fighter Wing, 58th Fighter Squadron returns from the Nellis Range. Aircraft from the 33rd in Florida and the 57th at Nellis typically work together as their roles both involve weapons testing and aircraft development. Red Flag exercises provide both squadrons with the ability to witness as well as try out new aerial tactics and maneuvers in a real world combat environment. Seen here is F-15C 85-0102, nicknamed 'Gulf Spirit' which shot down two IrAF Su-22s when flown by Capt Anthony R. Murphy of the 36th FW, 53rd FS on 7 Feb, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm and an IrAF MiG-23 on 29 Jan, 1994 with an AIM-7M.
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  • An F-15C Eagle from the 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 141st ARW from Fairchild, Washington. The 58th Fighter Squadron as part of the 33rd Fighter Wing is the East Coast based unit designated for test and evaluation operations and work frequently with the 57th Wing based at Nellis Air Force Base.
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  • Staring down the length of runway 3L, four F-15C Eagles can be seen in this unusual view prior to a nighttime mission launch. Within seconds, each F-15C will engage afterburners and take off one by one. Once airborne they will join up in an echelon or fingertip formation on their way out to the range. For nighttime missions they will return one by one on a direct approach as opposed to daytime missions where they will return in echelon formation and conduct an overhead break prior to landing.
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  • Two groups of four F-15C Eagles prepare to depart runway 3L with the ever growing Las Vegas skyline in the background. A typical mission during Red Flag can consist of more than 70 aircraft including fighters, bombers, aerial refuelers, electronic countermeasures, aggressors, airborne command and control and others. Though the majority of aircraft occupying the range are fighters, it takes all of these various support aircraft to insure a successful and realistic mission.
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  • As the sun sets, an F-15C from the 57th Wing turns final to land at Nellis AFB.
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