{"id":1836,"date":"2016-02-29T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2016-06-22T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T16:12:20","slug":"red-flag-nellis-afb-2016-2-intro-red-airforce-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=1836","title":{"rendered":"Red Flag Nellis AFB 2016-2 Intro & Red Airforce (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

RED FLAG 16-2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Flag 16-2<\/strong> was held at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada between 29th February and 11th<\/sup> March 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

77th<\/sup> FS, 20th<\/sup> FW, Gamblers, Shaw AFB, SC <\/strong>flying F-16CM aircraft<\/p>\n

435th<\/sup> FTS, 12th<\/sup> FW, Deadly Black Eagles, Randolph AFB, TX <\/strong>flying AT-38C aircraft<\/p>\n

88th<\/sup> FTS, 82nd<\/sup> FTW, Sheppard AFB, TX <\/strong>flying AT-38C aircraft<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> Stormo, Italian Air Force, Grosseto <\/strong>flying EF2000 aircraft<\/p>\n

132nd<\/sup> Fighter Squadron, Turkish Air Force,3rd<\/sup> Main Base, <\/strong>Flying F-16C\/D aircraft<\/p>\n

141st<\/sup> Fighter Squadron, Turkish Air Force, 4th<\/sup> Main Base, <\/strong>flying F-16C\/D aircraft<\/p>\n

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

34th<\/sup> BS, 28th<\/sup> BW, Thunderbirds, Ellsworth AFB, SD<\/strong> flying B-1B aircraft<\/p>\n

336th<\/sup> FS, 4th<\/sup> FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC<\/strong> flying F-15E aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

96th<\/sup> BS, 2nd<\/sup> BW, Red Devils, Barksdale AFB, LA<\/strong> flying B-52H aircraft<\/p>\n

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

700AS, 94th<\/sup> AW, Dobbins ARB, GA <\/strong>flying C-130H3 aircraft<\/p>\n

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

963rd<\/sup> AACS, 552nd<\/sup> ACW, Tinker AFB,<\/strong> OK flying E-3B\/C aircraft<\/p>\n

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

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

151st<\/sup> ARW, Salt Lake City ANGB, UT <\/strong>flying KC-135R aircraft<\/p>\n

101st<\/sup> ARS, Turkish Air Force,10th<\/sup> Tanker Base<\/strong> flying KC-135R aircraft<\/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 \u2013\u00a0 64 AGRS, 57ATG<\/strong><\/p>\n

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