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U.S. Air Force kicks off Exercise Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis AFB

#USAirForce kicks off Exercise #RedFlag 21-1 at #NellisAFB.

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) kicked off exercise Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada on Jan. 25, the service announced. Red Flag 21-1, one of the USAF’s largest combat training exercises, is scheduled through Feb. 12. The USAF 57th Wing’s 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in…

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NATO Service Member at Nellis Air Force Base Tests Positive for COVID-19

#NATO Service Member at Nellis Air Force Base Tests Positive for COVID-19. #NellisAFB #Coronavirus

A NATO service member at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, USA, has tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the base announced in a statement.

This is the first confirmed case of Coronavirus infection at Nellis. The NATO service member was at the base for Exercise Red Flag 20-2.

According to the statement, the service member entered isolation at the time of symptom onset and will…

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UK F-35 Lightning Jets Depart RAF Marham to Participate in Exercise Red Flag in USA

UK #F35 Lightning Jets Depart #RAFMarham to Participate in Exercise #RedFlag in USA. #NellisAFB

Five F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft from Royal Air Force (RAF)’s 617 Squadron set off from RAF Marham on Jan. 22 on a transatlantic flight to take part in Exercise RED FLAG at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, USA.

The jets were to initially land back at their former home at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort in South Carolina before continuing their journey to Nellis AFB. The jets are also…

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