Tagged: McConnell AFB

air force / Exercises / fighters / military

February 19, 2015

Red Flag 15-1 marks ‘Forty Years of Flag’

Forty years ago the United States Air Force needed to improve their success rate in aerial combat over Vietnam, where it had fallen from 10:1 during the Korean conflict, to lower than 1:1 at times, during the decade long Vietnam...

air force / featured / fighters / military

February 16, 2013

Tanker Crews Keep ‘Em Flying at Red Flag

An exceptional array of aircraft contribute during each Red Flag exercise. Participation runs the gamut from mighty USAF B-2 stealth bombers to visiting allied aircraft like the Colombian Air Force’s Kfir C2s, which attended Red Flag 12-4. Of all...

air force / bombers / fighters / military

February 6, 2013

Photorecon attends Red Flag 13-2

Out in the Nevada desert, just outside of Las Vegas sits Nellis Air Force base and its different live fire training areas, called the Nellis Range Complex. The Nellis Range complex is located northwest of Las Vegas and covers...