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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 of the 53rd Wing and the 57th Test and Evaluation
Group
U.
S. Air Force fighters and attack airplanes
U. S. Air Force
bombers, tankers, transports, and early warning airplanes
U.S.
Navy and Marine Corps Hornets, Harriers and Prowlers
Allies with aircraft
participating in the red flag exercise included Australia,
Canada, Israel, Italy.
Aircraft Photographed at Nellis AFB, September 5-10, 2002 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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| VMA-211 | AV-8B | CF |
Avengers |
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| 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 | ||
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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