{"id":1801,"date":"2016-02-05T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2016-04-06T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:14:14","slug":"red-flag-nellis-afb-2016-1-intro-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=1801","title":{"rendered":"Red Flag Nellis AFB 2016-1 Intro & Red Airforce (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

RED FLAG 16-1<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Flag 16-1<\/strong> was held at Nellis Air Force Base between 25th<\/sup> January and 12th February 2016<\/p>\n

As usual the Exercise was conducted on the vast instrumented Combat Ranges north of Nellis and was organised by the 414th<\/sup> 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.<\/p>\n

BLUE AIRFORCE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

ESCORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

131st<\/sup> FS, 104th<\/sup> FW,Barnstormers, <\/strong>Barnes ANGB,MA flying F-15C\/D aircraft<\/p>\n

194th<\/sup> FS, 144th<\/sup> FW, Griffins, <\/strong>Fresno ANGB, CA flying F-15C aircraft<\/p>\n

95th<\/sup> FS, 325th<\/sup> FW, Boneheads, <\/strong>Tyndal AFB, FL flying F-22A Aircraft<\/p>\n

422nd<\/sup> TES. Nellis AFB, NV + AATC, <\/strong>Tucson ANGB, AZ flying F-16C Aircraft<\/p>\n

75th<\/sup> Squadron RAAF,Tindal , Australia, flying FA-18A Aircraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 Squadron RAF, Coningsby, UK flying Typhoon FGR4 Aircraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

INTERDICTION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

9th<\/sup> BS, 7th<\/sup> BW, Bats, <\/strong>Dyess AFB TX flying B-1B Aircraft<\/p>\n

510th<\/sup> FS, 31st<\/sup> FW, Buzzards, <\/strong>Aviano AFB, Italy flying F-16CM\/DM Aircraft<\/p>\n

1 Squadron RAAF,Amberley, Australia flying FA-18F aircraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEAD<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

335th<\/sup> FS, 4th<\/sup> FW, Chiefs, <\/strong>Seymour Johnson AFB NC flying F-15E Aircraft<\/p>\n

VAQ-138, Yellos Jackets, <\/strong>NAS Whitbey Island Flying EA-18G aircraft<\/p>\n

157th<\/sup> FS, 169th<\/sup> FW, Swamp Foxes, <\/strong>McEntire ANGB, SC flying F-16CJ aircraft<\/p>\n

COMMAND & CONTROL<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

965th<\/sup> AACS, 552nd<\/sup> ACW<\/strong>,Tinker AFB, OK flying E-3 Aircraft<\/p>\n

8 Squadron RAF<\/strong>, Waddington, UK flying E-3D aircraft<\/p>\n

12th<\/sup> ACCS, 461st<\/sup> ACW,<\/strong> Robins AFB, GA flying E-8 Aircraft<\/p>\n

343rd<\/sup> Recon Sq<\/strong> Offutt AFB, NE flying RC-135 Aircraft<\/p>\n

2 Squadron RAAF, Williamstown<\/strong>, Australia flying E-7A Aircraft<\/p>\n

Patrol & Recon Wing 10,<\/strong> NAS Whitbey Island WA flying EP-3 and P-3 Aircraft<\/p>\n

REFUELLING<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

22nd<\/sup> ARW, McConnel AFB <\/strong>flying KC-135R\/T aircraft<\/p>\n

91st<\/sup> ARS, McDill AFB , FL<\/strong> flying KC-135R\/T Aircraft\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

RED AIRFORCE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

64th<\/sup> AGRS, 57th<\/sup> ATG, Nellis AFB <\/strong>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<\/p>\n

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RED AIRFORCE\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 64 AGRS, 57ATG<\/strong><\/p>\n

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