U.S. Air Force Overhauls Training To Prepare For Combat At Sea

U.S. Air Force F-16

A U.S. Air Force F-16 received fuel over the Pacific Ocean during the Red Flag exercise’s first maritime scenario.

Credit: Brian Everstine/AW&ST
In the closing days of the world’s most famous air combat exercise, a stream of U.S., Australian and UK fighters, tankers and electronic-jamming aircraft took off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, and turned southwest toward the Pacific Ocean, for the first time. Red Flag, the U.S. Air Force’s premier combat...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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