Lieutenant Colonel Lance Bunch, an F-15E pilot and 335th Fighter Squadron Commander from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., performs pre-flight checks for a training mission during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Senior Airman Ken Badertscher, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., places exhaust covers on his aircraft during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base,Nev., Oct. 24. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Airman 1st Class Jaguar Philpot, an F-15E specialist assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., reads aircraft data before take off during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Senior Airman Johnathan DeWerdt, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepares to taxi his aircraft for a training mission during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Senior Airman Ken Badertscher, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., inspects his aircraft for loose fasteners after a two hour sortie during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 24. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Two F-15E pilots assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., walk out to their aircraft in preparation for a training mission during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 22. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Holley, an F-15E crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., inspects the cockpit after a two hour sortie during Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 24. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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Red Flag heats up in Vegas

Published Oct. 29, 2008