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Caption:
An F-16C from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
lands following a Red Flag 09-5 training mission Aug 26. Utilizing
tactics that U.S. and coalition partners may encounter when facing an
enemy force, the Aggressors, coupled with a wide range of advanced
ground threat systems, make Red Flag one of the toughest and most
realistic air combat training exercises in the world. The two-week
exercise is conducted over the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and
Training Range north of Las Vegas and is just one in a series of
advanced training programs offered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare
Center. U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines Corps units from Nevada,
Massachusetts, Utah, Louisiana, California, Washington, Oklahoma,
Florida and Kansas are participating in Red Flag 09-5 along with allied
forces from Italy and the United Arab Emirates. The exercise ends Sept.
4. U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R.
Holzworth (RELEASED)
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