{"id":4988,"date":"2025-04-05T20:09:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:34:14","slug":"aviation-nation-2025-air-show-nellis-afb-nv-apr-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=4988","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Nation 2025 Air Show  &#8211;  Nellis AFB NV (Apr-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Aviation Nation air show was held over the weekend of 5th &amp; 6th April 2025 &amp; was blessed with the sunny skies &amp; pleasant temperatures that the Las Vegas Valley is traditionally used to.<\/p>\n<p>This was the second Aviation Nation air show attended by the Rapcon team &amp; as on the first occasion 8 years ago, Nellis AFB provided a very impressive line up of combat aircraft in the static display from the various based units.\u00a0 The flying display contained a mix of both modern day &amp; warbird aircraft, but undoubtedly topping the bill was an extremely dynamic Combined Arms Demo comprising A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35 &amp; HH-60 with plenty of pyrotechnic flares ejected by all of the fast jets that took part.<\/p>\n<p>Our thanks to the 57th Wing Public Affairs Office media ops team for their kind hospitality during this event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72177720326224017_4377\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-galleria landscape m800  original\" style=\"visibility:hidden;\"><p class=\"nav m800\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"prevSlide\">&laquo; previous<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"startSlide\">start<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"stopSlide\">stop<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"nextSlide\">next &raquo;<\/a><\/p><ul><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54535104357_bf93f8f491_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54535104357_bf93f8f491_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;Aviation Nation Logo&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662677_5c8c5b7b13_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662677_5c8c5b7b13_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;A-10C  79-0169&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530780868_fff8bdb5bc_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530780868_fff8bdb5bc_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;A-10C  79-0199&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542421_801cb6beaf_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542421_801cb6beaf_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;A-10C  81-0973 (1)&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530884865_08fbe8e225_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530884865_08fbe8e225_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;A-10C  81-0973 (2)&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662787_c8da40dff3_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662787_c8da40dff3_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-15C  82-0016&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662842_f81ae732fe_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529662842_f81ae732fe_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-15E  96-0200&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726689_976e6fe656_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726689_976e6fe656_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-15EX 20-0008&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726744_65fc6cb099_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726744_65fc6cb099_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  85-1501&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530884895_a4b5608c3a_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530884895_a4b5608c3a_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  86-0365&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663047_876485046d_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663047_876485046d_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  87-0292&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542746_8162bebb8e_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542746_8162bebb8e_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  89-2092&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542771_75fb8dd2dd_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542771_75fb8dd2dd_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  90-0707&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542846_c42b915f0e_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530542846_c42b915f0e_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C &#039;Thunderbirds&#039;&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663197_10982ebc2d_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663197_10982ebc2d_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-22A  04-4068 &amp; 05-4096 (1)&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726994_68a4a4f8f8_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530726994_68a4a4f8f8_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-22A  04-4068 &amp; 05-4096 (2)&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663257_a29407bd50_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663257_a29407bd50_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-22A  04-4069&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530727084_0f4b7d7d53_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530727084_0f4b7d7d53_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-22A firing flares&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543126_dceba5e5b7_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543126_dceba5e5b7_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-22A with F-5E&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885595_5de76d529b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885595_5de76d529b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A  11-5021&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663437_2f180b9e78_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663437_2f180b9e78_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A  20-5628  100th Fighter Squadron (Alabama ANG) &#039;Redtails&#039;&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530727274_fe1573f555_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530727274_fe1573f555_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A  22-5727 100th Fighter Squadron&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663577_dd5bd221c1_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663577_dd5bd221c1_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A  22-5728  100th Fighter Squadron&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543321_8ed475aa51_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543321_8ed475aa51_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A  22-5947  100th Fighter Squadron&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663677_6a65002680_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663677_6a65002680_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-35A 22-5717&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530781953_96b53a6878_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530781953_96b53a6878_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;HH-60W  20-14500&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543431_9f889ec630_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530543431_9f889ec630_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;HH-60W  20-14502&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885900_68c4d6d682_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885900_68c4d6d682_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;HH-60W  20-14515&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530782083_2deb7f70cf_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530782083_2deb7f70cf_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;MV-22B  168705&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663892_e97bc213d2_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54529663892_e97bc213d2_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;OA-1K  22-0007&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885940_6981db095c_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/54530885940_6981db095c_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;UH-72A  12-72265&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><p class=\"nav m800\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"prevSlide\">&laquo; 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This was the second Aviation Nation air show attended by the Rapcon team &amp; as on the first occasion 8 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4988"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5001,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988\/revisions\/5001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}