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Mass mobility exercise with nearly 70 cargo planes at Nellis Air Force Base

On May 23, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.Nearly 70 aircraft, primarily consisting of C-17 Globemaster III and...

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Herculean formation: This is what a (loose) "right echelon" of seven C-130...

Taken during the recent MAFEX Exercise, attended by nearly 70 cargo planes in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the following image shows C-130J Hercules planes from across the Air Force fly over the...

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If you want to know what a Red Flag's mass launch from Nellis Air Force Base...

Have you ever wondered what happens during an ordinary day’s mass launch of Red Flag missions at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada?The following video will give you a clue.You’ll see several Aggressor...

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Video: Red Flag night launch and recovery time lapse (spanning about 5 hours...

Brought to my attention by Jeff Merkowitz, the following video combines about 5 hours of night launches and recoveries from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, north of Las Vegas, in just 3 minutes of...

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The world’s most realistic exercise underway at Nellis Air Force Base, near...

F-22 Raptors, F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16s Fighting Falcons as well as RAF Typhoons and Tornados are taking part in Red Flag 14-1Red Flag, world’s largest and more realistic exercise, has come back after...

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Cyber Threats debut on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag

Maintainers counter cyber threats for first time at Nellis’s Red Flag“Train as you fight, fight as you train” has always been Red Flag‘s motto.U.S. Air Force’s main exercise has to prepare aircrew and...

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs perform unimproved surface landings in Nevada

It is a phenomenal capability for a fixed wing attack jet to have. And, obviously, A-10 Warthog has it.Few weeks ago we published an interesting image showing an A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter...

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Hunting Red Flag Air Traffic from Coyote Summit

There is a place not far from Area 51, where you can get some really cool pictures of Red Flag participants.As an aviation enthusiast I grew up with camera in hand seeking hard to capture,...

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Video shows A-10 Thunderbolts and C-17 Globemasters in action over Nevada...

A-10s and C-17s during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise over Keno Airfield.The footage in this post shows A-10 Thunderbolt and C-17 Globemaster aircraft in action over Keno Airfield on the Nevada Test...

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All you need to know about the latest Red Flag, world’s most realistic aerial...

Red Flag 2015-2 featured previously unannounced participants and in a first – virtual participants.In addition to the variety of USAF squadrons, the air combat exercise held Mar. 2 to 13, 2015 out of...

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What happens after sunset on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base during...

A very different perspective.The sun was dropping quickly towards the Spring Mountains indicating the day was coming to an end. Aircraft spotters packed their gear and disappeared to their hotels for...

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Watch a U.S. Air Force F-15E drop a dummy Nuclear Bomb on Nevada range during...

The U.S. Air Force tested a B-61 on the Nevada Test and Training Range.Between Jun. 29 and Jul. 1, the Air Force Nuclear Weapons center tested a (dummy) B61 nuke weapon on the Nevada Test and Training...

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Mesmerizing Time Lapse video shows sky over Nevada painted by combat planes...

This is what happens after dark in the sky over Coyote Summit, near Area 51, in Nevada, during a Red Flag.Coyote Summit is a place in the Nevada desert just south of the small town of Rachel, adjacent...

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JANET, America’s Most Secret Airline, Is Hiring

Area 51 airline is hiring. Janet airline is the name of a small fleet of passenger aircraft that serve the famous Area 51, the U.S. Air Force top-secret base in the Nevada desert, along with some key...

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Mass mobility exercise with nearly 70 cargo planes at Nellis Air Force Base

On May 23, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School conducted its Mobility Forces Exercise, or MAFEX, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Nearly 70 aircraft, primarily consisting of C-17 Globemaster III and...

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Herculean formation: This is what a (loose) "right echelon" of seven C-130...

Taken during the recent MAFEX Exercise, attended by nearly 70 cargo planes in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the following image shows C-130J Hercules planes from across the Air Force fly over the...

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If you want to know what a Red Flag's mass launch from Nellis Air Force Base...

Have you ever wondered what happens during an ordinary day’s mass launch of Red Flag missions at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada? The following video will give you a clue. You’ll see several Aggressor...

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Video: Red Flag night launch and recovery time lapse (spanning about 5 hours...

Brought to my attention by Jeff Merkowitz, the following video combines about 5 hours of night launches and recoveries from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, north of Las Vegas, in just 3 minutes of...

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The world’s most realistic exercise underway at Nellis Air Force Base, near...

F-22 Raptors, F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16s Fighting Falcons as well as RAF Typhoons and Tornados are taking part in Red Flag 14-1 Red Flag, world’s largest and more realistic exercise, has come back...

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Cyber Threats debut on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag

Maintainers counter cyber threats for first time at Nellis’s Red Flag “Train as you fight, fight as you train” has always been Red Flag‘s motto. U.S. Air Force’s main exercise has to prepare aircrew...

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