Red Flag Exercise 02-04: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Nellis AFB, September 2002


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Link to the Nellis AFB web site overview of Red Flag

VAQ-142 Gray Wolves, NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Grumman EA-6B Prowler

Grumman EA-6B-45 Prowler, 158815, #521 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6B-45 Prowler, 158815, #521 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. It is equipped with AGM-88 Hypersonic Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) for suppression of adversary radar.

Link to the Navy's Fact File for the Grumman EA-6B Prowler.

Air Force fact sheet for the AGM-88 HARM missile.

Grumman EA-6B ICAP II Block 82 Prowler, 162230, #522 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6B ICAP II Block 82 Prowler, 162230, #522 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington

Grumman EA-6B-45 Prowler, 158815, #521 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6B-45 Prowler, 158815, #521 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington

Grumman EA-6B ICAP II Block 82 Prowler, 162230, #522 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6B ICAP II Block 82 Prowler, 162230, #522 of VAQ-142 based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington

VFA-201 Hunters, NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX

Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet

A number of Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornets from VFA-201 Hunters arrived during the lunch break on Friday, September 6. They did not appear to participate in the red flag exercise.

Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A-20 Hornet, 163101, #106 of  VFA-201 based at NAS Fort Worth Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A-20 Hornet, 163101, #106 of VFA-201 based at NAS Fort Worth

Link to Boeing's web page about the F/A-18 Hornet.

Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A-20 Hornet, 163117, #110 of  VFA-201 based at NAS Fort Worth Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A-20 Hornet, 163101, #110 of VFA-201 based at NAS Fort Worth

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, VMA-211 Avengers, Yuma MCAS, AZ

Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier

A pair of Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harriers from VMA-211 Avengers arrived late in the afternoon of Friday, September 6 under a heavily overcast sky.

Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier #07 of VMA-211 based at Yuma MCAS Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier #07 of VMA-211 based at Yuma MCAS, Arizona

Aircraft Photographed at Nellis AFB, September 5-10, 2002

Wing Squadron Aircraft types Tail Squadron Name Base
1 FW 94 FS F-15C FF

Hat in the Ring Gang

Langley AFB, VA
20 FW 55 FS F-16C, F-16D SW Fighting 55th Shaw AFB, SC
23 FG   A-10A FT   Pope AFB, NC
27 FW 428 FS (Singapore AF) F-16CJ Block 52, F-16DJ Block 52 (Big Spine) CC Buccaneers Cannon AFB, NM
56 FW 21 FS (Taiwan) F-16A Blk 20 LF

Gamblers

Luke AFB, AZ
114 FW 175 FS F-16C Wolf head Lobos Joe Foss Field, SDANG
57 WG 414 CTS, 57 OG A-10A, F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, F-16D WA   Nellis AFB
53 TEG 422 TES F-15C, F-15E, A-10A OT   Nellis AFB
28 BW 37 BS B-1B EL

War Eagles

Ellsworth AFB, ND
552 ACW   E-3C OK   Tinker AFB, OK

136 AW

  C-130H

Blue stripe

  Fort Worth NAS-JRB, TXANG
6 ARW 91 ARS KC-135R Blue fin cap   MacDill AFB, FL
940 ARW 314 ARS KC-135E Red Stripe   Beale AFB, CA

U.S. Navy

VAQ-142 EA-6B

NL

Gray Wolves

Whidbey Island NAS, WA

U.S. Navy

VFA-201 F/A-18A

AF

Hunters

Fort Worth NAS-JRB, TX

3 MAW

VMFA-232 F/A-18C

WT

Red Devils

Miramar MCAS, CA

3 MAW

VMA-211 AV-8B

CF

Avengers

Yuma MCAS, AZ

Royal Australian Air Force

No. 1 Squadron

F-111C, RF-111C     RAAF Base Amberley
Royal Australian Air Force   C-130H      
Royal Canadian Air Force   CF-188A, CF-188B      
Royal Canadian Air Force   CC-130      
Fuerza Aerea Colombiana   707-373C tanker      
Israel Air Force   F-15I      
Aeronautica Militariana Italiana   Tornado      
Aeronautica Militariana Italiana 46th Air Brigade C-130J, Aeritalia G.222     Pisa, Italy

Order this book from Amazon.com Robert Coram has written a biography of John Boyd, titled BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. John Boyd served as an instructor at the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in the 1950s. He had a standing bet that any pilot could put his fighter behind Boyd's airplane, and Boyd would be behind the other pilot in less than 40 seconds or pay him $40. No pilot ever won that bet. Read my review of the book to see whether you want to buy it from Amazon.com.


BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of
War Robert Coram has written a biography of John Boyd, titled BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. John Boyd served as an instructor at the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in the 1950s. He had a standing bet that any pilot could put his fighter behind Boyd's airplane, and Boyd would be behind the other pilot in less than 40 seconds or pay him $40. No pilot ever won that bet. Read my review of the book to see whether you want to buy it from Amazon.com.


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