RED FLAG 16-1
Red Flag 16-1 was held at Nellis Air Force Base between 25th January and 12th February 2016
As usual the Exercise was conducted on the vast instrumented Combat Ranges north of Nellis and was organised by the 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB. It followed the usual pattern of two airforces, The Blue Airforce Package with AWACS, Tankers, Bombers, SEAD Fighters and defending Fighters pitched against the Aggressor Squadrons of the Red Airforce.
BLUE AIRFORCE
ESCORT
131st FS, 104th FW,Barnstormers, Barnes ANGB,MA flying F-15C/D aircraft
194th FS, 144th FW, Griffins, Fresno ANGB, CA flying F-15C aircraft
95th FS, 325th FW, Boneheads, Tyndal AFB, FL flying F-22A Aircraft
422nd TES. Nellis AFB, NV + AATC, Tucson ANGB, AZ flying F-16C Aircraft
75th Squadron RAAF,Tindal , Australia, flying FA-18A Aircraft
3 Squadron RAF, Coningsby, UK flying Typhoon FGR4 Aircraft
INTERDICTION
9th BS, 7th BW, Bats, Dyess AFB TX flying B-1B Aircraft
510th FS, 31st FW, Buzzards, Aviano AFB, Italy flying F-16CM/DM Aircraft
1 Squadron RAAF,Amberley, Australia flying FA-18F aircraft
SEAD
335th FS, 4th FW, Chiefs, Seymour Johnson AFB NC flying F-15E Aircraft
VAQ-138, Yellos Jackets, NAS Whitbey Island Flying EA-18G aircraft
157th FS, 169th FW, Swamp Foxes, McEntire ANGB, SC flying F-16CJ aircraft
COMMAND & CONTROL
965th AACS, 552nd ACW,Tinker AFB, OK flying E-3 Aircraft
8 Squadron RAF, Waddington, UK flying E-3D aircraft
12th ACCS, 461st ACW, Robins AFB, GA flying E-8 Aircraft
343rd Recon Sq Offutt AFB, NE flying RC-135 Aircraft
2 Squadron RAAF, Williamstown, Australia flying E-7A Aircraft
Patrol & Recon Wing 10, NAS Whitbey Island WA flying EP-3 and P-3 Aircraft
REFUELLING
22nd ARW, McConnel AFB flying KC-135R/T aircraft
91st ARS, McDill AFB , FL flying KC-135R/T Aircraft
RED AIRFORCE
64th AGRS, 57th ATG, Nellis AFB flying F-16C .These are painted in colours representing the former Communist country airforces and fly in a similar way to those countries to give participating pilots a realistic training environment similar to that which they might encounter in a real engagement
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RED AIRFORCE – 64 AGRS, 57ATG
