Aug. 10, 2021 WIDOW: Nellis Airmen use modern mission planning software tailor-made for ABMS Nellis Airmen are utilizing the modern software application WIDOW (Web-based Information Dominant Warfare) to digitize the tactical-level mission planning process.
Aug. 5, 2021 Red Flag 21-3 uses Joint Training to Enhance Interoperability Red Flag exercises have been around for 46 years, and the concept was created to tactically train fighter pilots. Through these exercises, multiple coalition forces and joint sister services come together three times a year to train in a simulated, safe environment with threat-replicating aircraft.
Aug. 3, 2021 Nellis Aggressor Nation, F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air to develop unstoppable force During Red Flag-Nellis 21-3, blue air participants will for the first time go head-to-head with F-35 Lightning II aggressor pilots, making already daunting training scenarios all that more difficult to successfully overcome.
May 5, 2021 Thunderbirds announce new commander The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark D. Kelly, has officially selected the next Thunderbird commander to lead the United States Air Force Thunderbirds for the 2022 and 2023 demonstration seasons.
March 25, 2021 Red Flag 21-2 creates agile, multi-domain problem-solvers Understanding how another allied fighting force maintains and conducts its missions is vital to asymmetric strategic advantage. During Red Flag Nellis 21-2, around 2,500 U.S. and international participants integrated to capitalize on becoming the best they can be before any future deployments to the