02/03/2014: Red Flag 14-1 is an air-to-air combat training exercise in the skies over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the combat capability of U.S. and allied air forces for future combat situations.
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Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:1/28/14
- In photo 1, two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets assigned to 77th Squadron take off during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev
- In photo 2, an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressors Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB.
- In photo 3, an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, takes off during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev.
- In photo 4, a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 assigned to the IX Bomber Squadron from Royal Air Force Station Marham, United Kingdom, takes off during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
- In photo 5, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., takes off during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis AFB, Nev.
- In photo 6, a Royal Air Force E-3 Sentry assigned to the VIII Squadron at RAF Station Waddington, United Kingdom, takes off during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.