An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., taxis to the runway during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag is held three to four times a year and is organized by the 414th Combat Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., taxis to the runway during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag provides a series of air-to-air combat scenarios which will increase aircrew and ground crew combat readiness and effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 assigned to 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, goes through final pre-flight checks before a training mission during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving air, space and cyberforces of the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, assigned to 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, taxi to the runway for a training exercise during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag is a realistic combat exercise involving U.S. and allied air forces conducting training operations on the 12,000 square-nautical mile Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., takes off during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag missions are conducted on the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range with 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and opposing enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., taxis to the runway during Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Feb. 2, 2015. Red Flag is held three to four times a year and is organized by the 414th Combat Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)