An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, prepares to take off during Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 23, 2021. Red Flag takes place over the Nevada Test and Training Range and provides the warfighter a flexible, realistic and multidimensional battle space to conduct advanced training of U.S. military services and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Hicks)
More than 2,200 Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Guardians across 15 squadrons from 17 different states will participate in Red Flag 21-3 here, July 19 through Aug. 6.
Red Flag is an air combat training exercise organized at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and hosted on the Nevada Test and Training Range, the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land.
According to Staff Sgt. Karmyn Allen, 414th Combat Training Squadron Maintenance Division, the NTTR’s large training area allows units to have the air space to face realistic targets and scenarios they would see in combat situations.
Red Flag increases interoperability across the joint force as Airmen...
More than 2,200 Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Guardians across 15 squadrons from 17 different states will participate in Red Flag 21-3 here, July 19 through Aug. 6.
Virginia Penrod, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis to take an immersion tour on July 16, 2021.
