{"id":2014,"date":"2017-02-06T17:48:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T17:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2021-04-28T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:15:37","slug":"red-flag-nellis-afb-2017-1-intro-red-airforce-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=2014","title":{"rendered":"Red Flag Nellis AFB 2017-1 Intro & Red Airforce (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

RED FLAG 17-1<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Flag 17-1 <\/strong>was held at Nellis Air Force Base between 23rd<\/sup> January and 10th<\/sup> February 2017<\/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

This was the first time F-35A aircraft have taken part in a Red Flag exercise.<\/p>\n

BLUE AIRFORCE<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

ESCORT<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

149th<\/sup> FS, 192nd<\/sup> FW,Commanders, Langley AFB<\/strong> – flying F-22A Aircraft<\/p>\n

159th<\/sup> FS, 125th<\/sup> FW,Boxin Gators, Jacksonville, FL<\/strong> – flying F-15C\/D Aircraft<\/p>\n

34th<\/sup> FS, 388th<\/sup> FW, Rude Rams, Hill AFB, UT<\/strong> – flying F-35A Aircraft<\/p>\n

176th<\/sup> FS, 115th<\/sup> FW, Badger Air Militia,Truax Field, WI<\/strong> – flying F-16 Aircraft<\/p>\n

6 Squadron,Canopeners, RAF Lossiemouth, UK – <\/strong>flying Typhoon FGR4 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

37th<\/sup> BS, 28th<\/sup> BW, Tigers, Ellsworth AFB, SD<\/strong> – flying B-1B Aircraft<\/p>\n

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

VAQ-132, Scorpions,NAS Whitbey Island, WA – <\/strong>flying EA-18G aircraft<\/p>\n

VAQ-134,Garudas, NAS Whitbey Island, WA – <\/strong>flying EA-18G Aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

RAAF – <\/strong>flying C130J Aircraft<\/p>\n

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

128th<\/sup> ACCS, Robins AFB, GA – <\/strong>flying E-8C aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

RAAF – <\/strong>flying E-7 aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

USAF and RAF – <\/strong>flying RC-135 aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEARCH and RESCUE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

55th<\/sup> RQS, Davis Montham AFB, AZ – <\/strong>flying HH-60G helicopters<\/p>\n

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

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

927thARW, Macdill AFB – <\/strong>flying KC-135R Aircraft<\/p>\n

92nd<\/sup> ARW, Fairchild AFB , WA – <\/strong>flying KC-135R aircraft<\/p>\n

RAF<\/strong> – flying Voyager KC3 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, in order 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 FORCE\u00a0 –\u00a0 64 AGRS, 57 ATG<\/strong><\/p>\n

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