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RED FLAG 17-2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Flag 17-2 <\/strong>was held at Nellis Air Force Base between 27th<\/sup> February and 10th<\/sup> March 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, SEAD Fighters and defending Fighters pitched against the Aggressor Squadrons of the Red Airforce. Unusually there were no heavy bombers involved, but a large number of F-16 units and also participants from the Spanish and Dutch Air forces<\/p>\n

BLUE AIR FORCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

55thFS, 20th<\/sup> FW, Shooters, Shaw AFB, SC – <\/strong>flying F-16CM aircraft<\/p>\n

493rd<\/sup> FS, 48th<\/sup> FW, Grim Reapers, RAF Lakenheath, UK<\/strong> \u00a0– flying F-15C\/D aircraft<\/p>\n

100th<\/sup> FS, 187th<\/sup> FW, Montgomery ANGB, AL – <\/strong>flying F-16C aircraft<\/p>\n

120th<\/sup> FS, 140th<\/sup> FW, Milehigh Militia, Buckley AFB, CO – <\/strong>flying F-16C aircraft<\/p>\n

The Netherlands Airforce<\/strong> – flying F-16AM aircraft<\/p>\n

The Spanish Airforce – <\/strong>flying EF2000 aircraft<\/p>\n

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

VMAQ-4, Seahawks, MCAS Cherry Point, NC – <\/strong>flying EA-6B aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The Spanish Air Force – <\/strong>flying KC-130H aircraft\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Command and Control<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

966thAACTS, Tinker AFB, OK – f<\/strong>lying E-3B Aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

VAW-117, The Wallbangers, NAS Point Magu, CA – <\/strong>flying E-2C Aircraft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Search and Rescue<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

79th<\/sup> RQS Davis Montham AFB, AZ – <\/strong>flying HC-130J Aircraft<\/p>\n

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

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

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

336th<\/sup> ARS, March AFB, CA<\/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 aircraft are painted in colours representing the former Communist country airforces and fly in a similar way to those countries to give participating opposition pilots a realistic training environment similar to that which they might encounter in a real engagement .<\/p>\n

Participants From\u00a0Dutch Air Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

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