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November 5, 1999: Red Flag Exercise 00-01

I spent the morning of Friday, November 5 parked off the departure end of Runway 03 Right at Nellis Air Force Base to get photos of the participants of the Red Flag Exercise. This exercise marked the introduction of German MiG-29 Fulcrums.

Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, November 5, 1999 - Page 1 Go to the first page of pictures from the November 1999 Red Flag exercise.

Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, November 5, 1999 - Page 2 Go to the second page of pictures from the November 1999 Red Flag exercise.

February 1-3, 2000: Red Flag Exercise 00-02

Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, February 1-3, 2000 - Page 1 I spent the first three days of February sitting off the north end of Nellis Air Force Base shooting photos of the participants in the Red Flag 00-02 exercise. The Royal Air Force and the Turkish Air Force were there. The first page of pictures from the February 2000 Red Flag exercise features McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagles and Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, February 1-3, 2000 - Page 2 The second page of pictures from the February 2000 Red Flag exercise shows the variety of other aircraft that participated.

September 2002: Red Flag Exercise 02-04

The remnants of a Pacific hurricane were drifting over Las Vegas, Nevada while I was photographing Red Flag Exercise 02-04 from September 5 to September 10. It was surprisingly cloudy and cool, and there were frequent light showers.

Link to the Nellis AFB web site overview of Red Flag

Nellis based aircraft Nellis based aircraft of the 53rd Wing and the 57th Test and Evaluation Group

U. S. Air Force fighters and attack airplanes U. S. Air Force fighters and attack airplanes

U. S. Air Force bombers, tankers, transports, and early warning airplanes U. S. Air Force bombers, tankers, transports, and early warning airplanes

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Hornets, Harriers and Prowlers U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Hornets, Harriers and Prowlers

Allies with aircraft participating in the red flag exercise Allies with aircraft participating in the red flag exercise included Australia, Canada, Israel, Italy.

September 5, 2003

F/A-22 Raptor of the 422nd TES at Nellis AFB I photographed a Lockheed-Martin F/A-22 Raptor of the 53rd Wing's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron in the pattern at Nellis Air Force Base on the morning of Friday, September 5, 2003.


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