Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

A C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 700 Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, taxies on the flightline during Red Flag 16-2 March 3, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to better prepare U.S. and allied forces for combat. During the two week exercise, units from around the world work on integration to better themselves for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Charles)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) specialists, assigned to the 336th Training Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, prepare to perform static line jumps out of a C-130 Hercules during Red Flag 16-2 March 3, 2016, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The 336th TRG trains SERE specialists in providing state of the art preparation, planning, execution, and adaptation of personnel recovery to combatant commanders across the full spectrum of operations by applying survival, evasion, resistance and escape tactics, techniques, and procedures to enable isolated personnel to "Return With Honor." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Charles)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon Klein, 36th Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, adjusts the parachute cable of Staff Sgt. James Long, 1st Operations Support Squadron SERE specialist, prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules March 3, 2016, during Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Specialists perform buddy checks on each team member prior to beginning a jump mission to ensure safety and integrity of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Embry, a 36th Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, assists Senior Airman Alan Hamilton 22nd Training Squadron SERE specialist with his harness prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules March 3, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. SERE specialists from several bases across the Air Force attended Red Flag 16-2 to perform a multitude of missions during the two-week exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Embry, a 36th Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, relaxes prior to jumping from a C-130 Hercules March 3, 2016, during Red Flag 16-2 near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Embry and other SERE specialists completed several jumps throughout the exercise to prepare for combatant commander requirements around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

U.S. Navy AWS2 Dillon Wilson, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 Naval helicopter aircrewman, scans scenery while communicating with other aircrewman during a joint-service personnel rescue mission March 2, 2016, near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Wilson and other aircrewmen participated in Red Flag 16-2 to enhance joint-service and allied mission effectiveness for worldwide operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

U.S. Navy AWS2 Benjamin McCracken, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 Naval helicopter aircrewman searches for a downed pilot during a joint-service personnel rescue training mission March 2, 2016, near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. As part of Red Flag 16-2, Navy combat search and rescue teams worked alongside U.S. Air Force survival teams to enhance training and joint-operations capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., heads back to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada following completion of a joint-service personnel rescue training mission March 2, 2016. The mission, part of Red Flag 16-2, involved the extraction of a downed U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot and used assets from several Department of Defense agencies in an effort to enhance joint-operations capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules March 3, 2016 as part of Red Flag 16-2 near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. More than 10 specialists participated in the two-week exercise which aimed to advance operations effectiveness for worldwide contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chuck Broadway)

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Red Flag 16-2: A joint training operation

Published March 18, 2016
By SSgts Michael Charles and Chuck Broadway
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 700 Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, taxies on the flightline during Red Flag 16-2 March 3, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to better prepare U.S. and allied forces for combat. During the two week exercise, units from around the world work on integration to better themselves for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Charles)