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More than 180 Airmen and 12 F-16 fighter jets assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing arrived at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 6, 2020, to participate in exercise Green Flag-West
The Two Week Exercise is a realistic, Air-to-Surface, joint training exercise, usually involving two multi-role fighter and/or bomber squadrons, electronic warfare aircraft and aerial refueling aircraft.
Green Flag is designed to improve interoperability between aircraft while supporting ground troops by allowing U.S military branches, as well as other NATO and allied nations, the opportunity to work together as they would in military operations around the world.
Green Flag is administered by the U.S. Air Force Air Warfare Center and Nellis AFB through the 549th Combat Training Squadron and has been in operation for the past 35 years. Every year, Gren Flag exercises provide training for approximately 75,000 joint and coalition personnel, with 6,000 flight hours, and over 700,000 pounds of live and training ordnance.
Working with a variety of aircraft, foreign nations and ground forces, realistic trainings like Green Flag ensure Airmen maintain the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment.
The last time the 180FW participated in green flag was almost 20 years ago, in 2002.
| Date Taken: | 02.07.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 02.07.2020 19:19 |
| Story ID: | 362257 |
| Location: | NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, US |
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