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Shot 1- :10-:22 An F-15C assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron,
Portland ANG, Ore., taxis to the runway for takeoff during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014
at Nellis AFB, Nev. The RED FLAG exercise is a realistic combat training exercise involving
the air forces of the United States and its allies, and is conducted on the vast bombing
and gunnery ranges of the 2.9M acre Nevada Test and Training Range. (United States Air
Force video shot by SrA Cody Griffith)
Shot 2- :22-:30 F-16s taxi to the end of the runway for takeoff
during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB, Nev. More than 440,000 service members
participated in RED FLAG since 1975, including more than 145,000 aircrew members flying more
than 385,000 sorties and logging more than 660,000 flight hours. (United States Air Force
video shot by William Lewis) Shot 3- :30-:44
A Royal Danish Air Force F-16AM taxis to the runway during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at
Nellis AFB, Nev. More than 30 countries have participated directly in a RED FLAG exercise
with other nations as observers. (United States Air Force video shot by William Lewis)
Shot 4- :44-1:00 Two Four F-15Cs assigned to the 123rd Fighter
Squadron, Portland ANG, Ore., line up at the end of the runway to be armed prior to takeoff
during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB, Nev. RED FLAG expanded to incorporate
all spectrums of warfare to include command and control, real-time intelligence, analysis
and exploitation, and electronic warfare. Night missions have also been added to each
exercise. (United States Air Force video shot by William Lewis)
Shot 5- 1:00-1:12 A United States HC-130J assigned to the 79th
Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., takes off during Red Flag 14-2 6 Mar, 2014
at Nellis AFB, Nev. U.S. Air Force units as well as U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine
Corps units participate in RED FLAG. Air forces from allied countries also participate in
A NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS from Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, takes off during Red Flag
An F-15C assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev., takes off during Red
Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB, Nev. RED FLAG gives Airmen an opportunity to experience
realistic, stressful combat situations in a controlled environment to increase their
ability to complete missions and safely return home. (United States Air Force video shot
by William Lewis) Shot 8- 1:35-1:55
A B-52 assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., takes off during Red
Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB, Nev. RED FLAG is held at Nellis Air Force Base,
Nevada, on average three times a year. There is also a RED FLAG Alaska, held at Eielson
AFB. Both locations provide Airmen an opportunity to receive realistic combat training in a
contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (United States Air Force video
shot by William Lewis) Shot 9- 1:55-2:05
An E-3 Sentry AWACS assigned to the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker AFB,
Okla., takes off during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB, Nev. Gen. Robert Dixon,
then commander of Tactical Air Command, established RED FLAG in 1975 to better prepare Airmen
for combat missions. The concept of RED FLAG was developed by Maj. Moody Suter to simulate
the first 10 combat missions pilots would face. (United States Air Force video shot
by William Lewis)