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  • A 'Blue Team' F-16 from the 388th Wing, 421st Fighter Squadron, the "Black Widows", flies high above the Nevada desert during a training exercise. Taking a break from the action below the clouds, this F-16 from Hill Air Force Base prepares to take on fuel from an awaiting KC-135 Tanker from the Washington State Air National Guard.
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  • All Red Star IX Formation Station Training Flight departing Porterville on April 24, 2010, callsign Grimbo Flight. Flying lead is CJ-6 Nanchang owner Dee 'Grimmbo' Grimm with Photographer Tyson V. Rininger. In the number two position is CJ-6 Nanchang owner Dr. Warren 'Eyes' Hill and passenger Gil 'Bobo' Gutierrez.
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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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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  • On the Southern side of Nellis Air Force Base reside some of the heavier aircraft including these B-1B Lancer bombers. Making up their own flightline, it's not uncommon for B-1's, B-2's E-3's as well as the larger allied aircraft such as C-130's and R1's to be parked away from the congested flightline to the North. Also located on this side of the base are the reventments used to shield aircraft being equipped with live weapons.
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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 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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  • North American Aviation FJ-4B.
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  • Photoshoot for PilotMag Magazine of Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT along with the only female Airship pilot at the time, Kate Board.
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  • Aerials of Monterey Jet Center (MJC)
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  • Aerials of Monterey Jet Center (MJC)
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Celebrating the 29th Annual California International Airshow in Salinas
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Lonnie Autry, Jr. flies a 1941 Waco UPF-7 NC32027 near Hollister, California.
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  • Photoshoot of Spartan Executive 7W
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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  • Hal 'Batman' Morley's highly modified CJ-6 Nanchang.
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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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  • 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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  • An F-14D rolls over the Dixie Range about to acquire a ground target while inverted.  After acquisition, the Tomcat will continue its dive, roll right-side up and deploy weaponry.  Standing atop Fairview Peak, east of the Dixie Range, this is one of the many locations utilized during the filming of TopGun in 1986...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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  • 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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  • Based at Key Field, Mississippi, the 186th Air Refueling Wing took part alongside the 141st ARW of Washington State. This KC-135 took on the call sign of 'Anchor Two-One' as it awaits F-16's from the 'Blue Team' over the Nellis Range.
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  • A-10C AF 82-0654 incorrectly designated AF 81-0654
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  • A-10C AF 82-0654 incorrectly designated AF 81-0654
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Just as the United States Navy has done for over 200 years, the air force began commissioning certain aircraft by giving them individual names. Here the B-2A 'Spirit' stealth bomber named 'Spirit of Kitty Hawk', lifts off from runway 3R at Nellis Air Force Base. For this particular exercise held in early 2006, four B-2A bombers from the 509th Bombing Wing, normally stationed at Whiteman AFB, attended providing ground support to advancing warfighters.
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  • Utilizing a 1960's Boeing 707 airframe, describing the E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft as being a slightly modified variant would be a gross understatement. At an individual cost of about $270 million, the Sentry consists of a flight crew of four plus a mission crew of 13-19 specialists depending on the mission. As an Airborne surveillance, command, control and communications aircraft, the E-3 can scan from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water for both friendly and enemy forces.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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