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Red Flag 2015 Nellis schedule

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Red Flag schedule for calendar year 2015:

RED FLAG 15-1 will be from Jan. 26 to Feb. 13.

RED FLAG 15-2 will be from Mar. 2 to 13.

RED FLAG 15-3 will be from July 13 to 31.

RED FLAG 15-4 will be from Aug. 17 to 28.

Dates and units participating in Red Flag exercises are subject to change.

Source: Nellis official website
http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/flyingoperations.asp
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Dates For the Green Flags are online as well.

Green Flag Cutting Edge Air to Air Operations Training

Green Flag - West aircraft and crews fly from Nellis AFB, Nev., in support of ground combat training at Fort Irwin (Barstow), Calif.

Green Flag - West schedule for fiscal 2015:

15-02 will be from Nov. 7 to 21, 2014

15-03 will be from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, 2015

15-05 will be from Feb. 20 to March 6

15-06 will be from March 20 to April 3

15-07 will be from April 24 to May 8

15-08 will be from May 29 to June 12

15-08.5 will be from July 17 to 31

15-09 will be from Aug. 14 to 26

15-10 will be from Sept. 11 to 25

Dates and units participating in Green Flag exercises are subject to change.

Source: Nellis official website
http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/flyingoperations.asp
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And the JFEX dates:

tabMAFEX (Mobility Air Forces Exercise)
JFEX (Joint Forcible Entry Exercise) Large-Scale Air Mobility Exercise

JFEX is a US Air Force Weapons School large-scale air mobility exercise in which participants plan and execute a complex air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield. JFEX exercises participants' ability to synchronize aircraft movements from geographically-separated bases, command large formations of dissimilar aircraft in high threat airspace, and tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings on an unimproved landing strip.

JFEX schedule for calendar year 2015:

Class 15A will take place June 20, 2015
Class 15B will take place Dec. 12, 2015

Dates and units participating in Joint Forcible Entry Exercises are subject to change.

Source: Nellis official website
http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/flyingoperations.asp
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Funny thing is that some Green and Red Flag dates overlap
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That's nothing special. This is happening almost every year. The platform is big enough :D

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The exercise will include U.S. forces and aircraft from:

- 1st Fighter Wing, 94th Fighter Squadron, F-22As, Langley AFB, Va.
- 20th Fighter Wing, 79th Fighter Squadron, F-16CJs, Shaw AFB, S.C.
- 55th Electronic Group, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, EC-130s, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
- 57th Wing, 526th Intelligence Squadron, DCGS, Nellis AFB, Nev.
- 158th Fighter Wing, 134th Fighter Squadron, F-16Cs, Burlington, Va. ANG.
- 114th Fighter Wing, 175th Fighter Squadron, F-16Cs, Sioux Falls, S.D. ANG.
- 31st Fighter Wing, 555th Fighter Squadron, F-16CMs, Aviano, AFB, Italy.
- Carrier Air Wing 17, Electronic Attack Squadron 132, EA-18G, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.
- 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, U-2, Beale AFB, Calif.
- 55th Wing, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, EC-130H, Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz.
- 509th Bomb Wing, 393rd Bomb Squadron, B-2As, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
- 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, F/A-18D, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif.
- 461st Air Control Wing, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, E-8s, Robins AFB, Ga.
- 55th Wing, 348th Reconnaissance Squadron, RC-135s, Offutt AFB, Neb.
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1, EP-3C, NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, Patrol Squadron 46, P-3C, NAS Whidbey Island Wash.
- 22nd Air Refueling Wing, TTF, KC135s, McConnell AFB, Kan.
- 23rd Wing, 79th Rescue Squadron, HC-130Js, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
- 23rd Wing, 66th Rescue Squadron, HH-60Gs, Nellis AFB, Nev.
- 552nd Air Control Wing, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, E-3s, Tinker AFB, Okla.
- 57th Wing, 64th Aggressor Squadron, F-16Cs and F15Cs, Nellis AFB, Nev.

In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Royal Australian Air Force, flying C-130Js, and the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom, flying Typhoons, F-15C's, E-3D's, Sentinels and a CRC will participate in Red Flag 15-1.
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The exercise will include U.S. forces and aircraft from:

- 53rd Wing, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, F-15Cs, Nellis AFB, NV.
- 20th Fighter Wing, 55th Fighter Squadron, F-16CJs, Shaw AFB, S.C.
- 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3, EA-6B, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC.
- 138th Fighter Wing, 125th Fighter Squadron, F-16, Tulsa International, OK.
- 5th Bomber Wing, 23rd Bomber Squadron, B-52H, Minot AFB, ND.
- 28th Bomber Wing, 37th Bomber Squadron, B-1B, Ellsworth AFB, SD.
- 388th Fighter Wing, 421st Fighter Squadron, F-16CM, Hill AFB, Utah.
- 552nd Air Combat Wing, 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, E-3A, Tinker AFB, OK.
- 23rd Wing, 41st Rescue Squadron, HH-60, Moody AFB, GA.
- 23rd Wing, 71st Rescue Squadron, HC-130, Moody AFB, GA.
- 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135, McConnell AFB, KS.
- 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-16C, Nellis AFB, NV.
- 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-15C, Nellis AFB, NV.

In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, flying C-130Js and F-16s, and NATO, flying E-3As will participate in Red Flag 15-2.

http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123436674
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Thunderbolt/Golf Lima is their any list likes the ones above for Green Flag participants?
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fire28 wrote:Thunderbolt/Golf Lima is their any list likes the ones above for Green Flag participants?
The aircrafts for Green Flag are not listed. Only the Red Flag ones
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Anyone have or know the units for Red Flag 15-3 yet?
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Not yet since it will not start until July 13,little too early right now.
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This was out a while ago, nothing for 15-4 yet, but no media day!

RF15-3

- 53rd Wing, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, F-15Cs, Nellis AFB, Nev.
- 159th Fighter Wing, 122nd Fighter Squadron, F-15Cs, New Orleans, La.
- 325th Fighter Wing, 95th Fighter Squadron, F-22As, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
- 20th Fighter Wing, 55th Fighter Squadron, F-16CMs, Shaw AFB, S.C.
- 55th Wing, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, EC-130Hs, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
- 52nd Fighter Wing, 480th Fighter Squadron, F-16CMs, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- 5th Bomber Wing, 69th Bomber Squadron, B-52H, Minot AFB, N.D.
- 366th Fighter Wing, 389th Fighter Squadron, F-15Es, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
- 366th Fighter Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, F-15Es, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
- 552nd Air Combat Wing, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, E-3A, Tinker AFB, Okla.
- 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135, McConnell AFB, Kan.
- 55th Wing, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, RC-135V/Ws, Offutt AFB, Neb.
- 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-16C, Nellis AFB, Nev.
- 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-15C, Nellis AFB, Nev.
- 116th Air Control Wing, 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, E-8s, Robins AFB, Ga.
- 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, F/A-18s, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
-2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, EA-6Bs, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
- Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, Electronic Attack Squadron 138, EA- 18Gs, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.
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Anybody got any info about current Green Flag ( 15-8.5) Pariticipants?? will be attending Red Flag 15-3 and hoping to catch some Green flag aircraft

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davechng wrote:Anybody got any info about current Green Flag ( 15-8.5) Pariticipants?? will be attending Red Flag 15-3 and hoping to catch some Green flag aircraft

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''A typical Green Flag exercise involves two multi-role fighter and/or bomber squadrons (F-15Es, F-16s, F/A-18s, A-10s, B-1s, B-52s, etc.), unmanned aircraft (MQ-1, MQ-9, Shadow, Raven), electronic warfare aircraft (EC-130s, EP-3s), and aerial refueling aircraft (KC-130s, KC-135s, and KC-10s)''
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