• The art of planning multilateral exercises

    If you’ve spent time with the military – whether in uniform or not – you’ve probably participated in an exercise or six. The ships sail, the aircraft fly, the ground forces seize territory, and days later everyone evaluates how things went.But while the exercise lasts a week or two, the planning and

  • Fighters practice realistic combat in Alaska exercise

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Squadron over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 23-3, Aug. 15, 2023. This exercise provides

  • The faces of RED FLAG-Alaska

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alanis Ortiz, a force management technician assigned to the 35th Force Support Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 at the 354th Operations Group, Detachment 1 building, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 14,

  • RF-A 23-1 and JBER aircraft fly high

    RED FLAG-ALASKA 23-1 provides tactical training for the full spectrum of conflict, emphasizing air superiority, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, intelligence coordination, and personnel recovery.

  • The faces of RED FLAG-Alaska

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Blake Erhard, an Integrated Instrument and Flight Control Systems airman assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, poses for a photo in a C-130J during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11,

  • 22nd AMXS de-ices RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1

    KC-135 Stratotanker crew chiefs assigned to the 22nd Air Maintenance Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conduct maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022.

  • 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels RF-A 23-1 Fighters

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Rob Gruenenfelder and Capt. Elizabeth Luke, both KC-135 Stratotanker pilots assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare to land during RED FLAG 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022.

  • RNZAF takes to the sky during RF-A 23-1

    Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel assigned to No. 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Auckland, participate in a familiarization flight on a C-130H(NZ) Hercules during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Oct. 7, 2022.

  • RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 kicks off

    Exercise participants attend a Red Flag-Alaska 23-1 welcome briefing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2022.