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A RAAF 1 Squadron F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot, weapons systems officer and ground crew member meet for pre-flight checks during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 in Nevada, US. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Enhanced teamwork for technicians in Nevada

25/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2690 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force

Personnel from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have joined forces at Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 and

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A Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the Nellis Air Force Base flightline during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flowers.

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High stakes in Exercise Red Flag over Las Vegas

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4364 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, USAF

The Royal Australian Air Force has joined the United States military and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Exercise Red Flag

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A Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft takes off from Nellis Air Force Base during Exercise Red Flag Nellis. Story. y Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. US. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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RAAF flies Red Flag over Nevada

11/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4001 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, EA-18G Growler, Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 41 Wing, No. 77 Squadron

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken to the skies for Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 with its biggest

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Corporal Jess Aitken of 1 Combat Communications Squadron sets up vital ICT infrastructure during Exercise Red Flag Alaska, ensuring secure communications for Air Force. Story by Flight Lieutenant Glen Paul. Photo by Corporal Hayden Young.

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Giving the ICT green light during Red Flag

13/09/202423/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1849 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, no. 1 Combat Communication Squadron

Corporal Jess Aitken, of 1 Combat Communications Squadron, swapped sunny skies for icy terrain when she travelled from her hometown

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An aviator marshalls a 75 Squadron F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Photos by Sergeant Hayden Young.

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Strengthening international ties on Exercise Red Flag

23/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2840 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, No. 75 Squadron, US Air Force

RAAF aircraft and personnel are in Alaska for Exercise Red Flag, a large-scale air-combat exercise hosted by the United States

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A RAAF F-35A Lightning II pilot gives the thumbs up during Exercise Red Flag Nellis in Nevada, US. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet.

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F-35s fly back from Nevada

02/02/202403/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3002 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, No. 114MRCU, No. 3 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force

Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1 has concluded after three weeks of high-intensity air combat training at Nevada and airspace in

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II is refuelled by a United States Air Force tanker at Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1 in Nevada, USA. USAF photo.

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RAAF F-35s in US for debut Red Flag exercise

16/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2501 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightening II fighters are in America for the world’s toughest air-combat training exercise, alongside counterparts

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A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler taxis past a United States Air Force F-16 Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 23-1. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Air Specialist (Class 1) Samantha Holden, Royal Air Force.

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Growlers pass a tough test of readiness

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3526 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growlers, Exercise Red Flag, No. 6 Squadron

Aviators from 6 Squadron have returned from an exercise that afforded them the opportunity to train in a highly realistic

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RAAF KC-30A aircraft refueling a No. 6 Squadron EA-18G Growler aircraft during the ferry from Australia to the United States for Exercise Distant Frontier ahead of Exercise Red Flag Alaska. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant.

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Aussies Growling at another Red Flag in Nevada

23/01/202329/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2605 Views 1 Comment Exercise Red Flag

The first Exercise Red Flag Nellis of 2023 is off to a flying start at the Nellis Air Force Base

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Four RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets prepare for a mission at Eielson Air Force Base for Exercise Red Flag Alaska. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Captain Benjamin Tait.

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Complex combat training at Red Flag Alaska

26/08/202229/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3123 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F/A-18F Super Hornet, US Air Force

RAAF aviators experienced complex combat missions and deployed operations with the United States Air Force during Exercise Red Flag Alaska from

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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base during Exercise Red Flag 17-1. Photo by Brenton Kwaterski.

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Sun sets on first Ex Red Flag for 2017

13/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6816 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Red Flag

After three weeks of high-intensity missions, Exercise Red Flag 17-1 has concluded. A 200-strong contingent of Royal Australian Air Force

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