Red Flag 11-3

Updated March 5 and 14, 2011:

Released by Nellis Public Affairs:



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Charles DiCiuccio, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., conducts pre-flight checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, Feb. 24. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise takes place north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin) Hi-res



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Maj. Eric Nodland, 107th Fighter Squadron pilot, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., conducts pre-flight checks in the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II before a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth) Hi-res


Update March 5, 2011:

Yesterday, Nellis Public Affairs released the following additional pictures:



NELLIS AIR FORCE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Aaron Casteel, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., performs a post flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II engine during Red Flag 11-3, March 1. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise takes place north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth) Full size



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Capt. Aaron Bohn, 107th Fight Squadron pilot, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., climbs out of an A-10 Thunderbolt II after completing a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, March 1. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise takes place north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth) Full size


Update March 14, 2011:



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., -- A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., come in for a landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after completing a training mission during Red Flag 11-3 March 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth) Hi-res



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., -- A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., lands at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after completing a training mission during Red Flag 11-3 March 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 221.



NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., -- A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., comes in for a landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after completing a training mission during Red Flag 11-3 March 10. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 689.