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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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  • Bravo-17 Range, is located west of Fairview Peak and south of U.S. Highway 50 and is contained within the Fairview NSAWC working area. The B-17 terrain is made up of the following: alkali flats in the northern section giving way to a rocky terrain along the west and east foothills, and patchy areas of desert sand sparsely vegetated by sagebrush along a gently sloping foothill at the southern extreme. The range is flanked on the west by the Sand Spring Mountains and State Highway 839 and on the east by Fairview Peak.
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  • A rear view of an F-117A Nighthawk shortly after take off shows the heat dispersing exhaust designed to reduce the heat signature sought out by heat-seeking missiles and infrared vision scopes. One of the military's best-kept secrets, the F-117A Nighthawk has seen action all over the world and many speculate it will soon be put to rest. According to proposed defense budgets, the F-117 is scheduled to be retired by the end of 2007 in favor of the F-22 Raptor.
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  • Demonstrating weapons and technology only a CJ version F-16 can carry, this Falcon shows off a Link 16 SNIPER XR Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) as seen under the intake on store five-right as well as two AGM-88 HARM II anti-radiation missiles on stores three and seven. On stores one and nine, this F-16 carries two AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) while on store two rests an AIM-9 Sidewinder and finally on store eight, the Nellis Air Combat Training System (NACTS) pod.
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  • The Royal Air Force participated in the Red Flag exercises with their aerial electronic platform, the Nimrod R-1.
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  • Kicking off one of the many intense nighttime missions, an RC-135 V/W 'Rivet Joint' electronic surveillance aircraft takes to the skies. Typically, the larger aircraft such as the refuelers, electronic reconnaissance and bombers head to the Nellis Range Complex prior to the fighters due to increased loiter times. The RC-135 specializes in the gathering of enemy information and relates that knowledge to friendly forces.
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  • The unmistakable silhouette of the Batman-like B-2A stealth bomber takes to the evening skies to begin the second round of the day's Red Flag exercises. Even during nighttime missions, nothing is held back. Aircraft numbers remain the same, missions and goals are increased in intensity and pilots are still expected to meet their respective objectives.
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  • An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 57th Wing launches past the endless flightline of participating aircraft leaving the Las Vegas skyline in the background. The darker grey Strike Eagle boasts larger fuel tanks and all-weather strike capability as well as adding air-to-ground targeting options unlike the F-15C which is primarily for air-to-air combat.
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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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  • An F-16CJ from Cannon Air Force Base blasts off from runway 3L on its way to the Nellis Range Complex. F-16CJ's from the 53rd Wing at Cannon have implemented the Link 16 SNIPER XR Advanced Targeting Pod ATP and Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS).
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  • A KC-135 from the 141st Air National Guard Aerial Refueling Wing based at Fairchild, Washington takes to the sky to begin the nighttime Red Flag exercise. Typically there are two sorties each day with the first concluding shortly after noontime and the second beginning just before sunset for nighttime training.
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  • Bravo-17 Range, is located west of Fairview Peak and south of U.S. Highway 50 and is contained within the Fairview NSAWC working area. The B-17 terrain is made up of the following: alkali flats in the northern section giving way to a rocky terrain along the west and east foothills, and patchy areas of desert sand sparsely vegetated by sagebrush along a gently sloping foothill at the southern extreme. The range is flanked on the west by the Sand Spring Mountains and State Highway 839 and on the east by Fairview Peak.
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  • Based out of Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, this AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) E-3 Sentry heads NorthWest towards the Nellis Range Complex. In the background are just some of the many components of Red Flag, A B-52H, Nimrod R-1 and another E-3 Sentry. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, six feet thick, and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water with a range of over 200 miles.
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  • Launching from Runway Two-One Right, an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) provides the eyes and ears to the Blue Force. In support of air-to-ground operations, the Sentry can provide direct information needed for interdiction, reconnaissance, airlift and close-air support for friendly ground forces.
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  • F-15E from the 90th Fighter Squadron stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska blasts off from runway 3L. Encompassing a 66,000 square mile area, Red Flag Alaska will provide an immense geographical change for those accustomed to the typical Red Flag exercises held at Nellis AFB. Just as the Nellis Range Complex offers a diversely hostile desert environment, the Alaskan wilderness offers much of the same on the opposite end of the weather scale.
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  • Stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, this RC-135V/W 'Rivet Joint' electronic surveillance aircraft is from the 55th Wing, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron. Sometimes referred to as 'hogs' due to the extended nose and prominent 'cheeks', the RC-135 is capable of providing indications about the location and intentions of enemy forces as well as warning friendly forces of threatening activity. There are currently 15 RC-135's in service and all are based at Offutt AFB.
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  • Silhouetted against the Las Vegas skyline in a surreal irony of events, the normally invisible black F-117A Nighthawk can be seen resting atop it's very own heat plume just beneath the Rio Hotel in the background. Able to carry two 2000-pound bombs in an enclosed bay, the F-117 is able to remain undetected for almost the entire duration of the mission. Currently there are 54 F-117's in service stationed at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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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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  • At an average cost of $2 billion dollars by 1998 standards, the Northrop Grumman B-2A stealth bomber is more costly than a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and just under double its weight in gold. Only twenty-one B-2A's were built, all stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri under the command of the 509th Bombing Wing. Despite the limited production of the YB-49 Flying Wing in the late 1940's, the B-2A is the first flying wing designed aircraft to enter service.
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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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  • This F-15E is from the 90th Fighter Squadron operating under the 3rd Wing stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. Although seen here taking off from runway 3L at Nellis AFB, fighter pilots from Alaska are beginning to feel right at home with the newly developed Red Flag Alaska replacing the already successful Cope Thunder exercises. Many aspects of Cope Thunder will remain unchanged despite the new name however, the name change will provide for a more integrated training environment.
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  • 79th Fighter Squadron F-16D from Shaw AFB
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  • An adversary F-16 representing the Red Team blasts off from Runway 3L at Nellis AFB. In the background is just a small sample of the aircraft present during Red Flag Exercises.
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  • Climbing aboard his F-16C Viper, "Tazz" will begin his in-cockpit preflight checks. Each sortie will last between two to three hours with multiple engagements of Blue Force aircraft. MiG-6, as he will be known for this flight, has the ability to regenerate after each time being 'shot down'. Besides "Tazz", Blue Air will also be forced to watch for SAM's, AAA fire and remote radar facilities.
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  • Taking on the callsign, MiG-3, Col Michael 'Muff' McKinney climbs into his F-16C Fighting Falcon in Aggressor colors. During the first few days of Red Flag, Red Air will assume a less aggressive approach towards Blue Team aircraft. As the exercise progresses, so do the levels of aggression and complexity of tactics. Six F-16C Vipers took part in this particular sortie representing the Red Team.
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