Pilots and training members from the Colorado Air National Guard make their way into the desert on Ft. Irwin National Training Center in Humvee’s during a Green Flag exercise based out of Nellis AFB, NV. This training puts pilots in a realistic training environment which simulates a pilot recovery in a wartime scenario that involves aircraft and ground forces in a hostile environment. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, is participating in a Green Flag training exercise based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Roughly 200 members and eight F-16 aircraft participated in the realist
Pilots and training members from the Colorado Air National Guard make their way into the desert on Ft. Irwin National Training Center in Humvee’s during a Green Flag exercise based out of Nellis AFB, NV. This training puts pilots in a realistic training environment which simulates a pilot recovery in a wartime scenario that involves aircraft and ground forces in a hostile environment. The 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, is participating in a Green Flag training exercise based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Roughly 200 members and eight F-16 aircraft participated in the realistic training which is meant to prepare them for their upcoming deployment overseas next year. Green Flag is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies and is primarily conducted in conjunction with US Army Combat Training Center exercises at Ft Irwin, CA. It is a Close Air Support and Joint exercise administered by the US Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th Combat Training Squadron.
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