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  • Red Flag weather forecasters ensure real-world safety

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Weatherly, Red Flag 17-1 weather forecaster from the 1st Operational Support Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is one of two Red Flag 17-1 weather forecasters. She knows this isn’t what flyers want to hear, but their safety depends on weather calls

  • Aerial refueling: Tankers serve as gas stations in Nevada skies

    Over the Nevada Test and Training Range, aircraft from all over the globe blast through the Nevada sky in a simulated war scenario. In the exercise, called Red Flag, units test their abilities against some of the military's premier aircraft while also receiving some of the best training offered in

  • B-52 brings thunder to Red Flag skies

    With summer temperatures heating up, the 96th Bomb Squadron Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., are moving full swing into Red Flag 16-3. The squadron has a long-standing history. It was activated in 1917 and in 1993 began flying the B-52 Stratofortress.

  • Hand-held missiles challenge Red Flag pilots

    Military pilots are testing their mettle at Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis AFB, Nev., July 11 to 29 in the Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise with approximately 100 aircraft and 3,500 participants from 40 U.S. military units, according to a Red Flag press release.