Exercise Red Flag

Exercise Red Flag Red Flag – Nellis
Status	Active
Genre	Military exercise
Frequency	Three times a year
Venue	Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Nevada Test and Training Range
Location(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36°14′10.32″N 115°02′03.32″W / 36.2362000°N 115.0342556°W / 36.2362000; -115.0342556
Country	United States
Inaugurated	29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) (48 years, 5 months ago)
Founder	Tactical Air Command
Organised by	414th Combat Training Squadron
Website	www.nellis.af.mil/About/High-End-Training/Red-Flag-Nellis/

Exercise Red Flag (also Red Flag – Nellis)^[1] is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held several times a year by the United States Air Force (USAF). It aims to offer realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the United States and allied countries.

Each year, three to six Red Flag exercises are held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, while up to four more, dubbed Red Flag – Alaska, are held at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

First held on 29 November 1975, Red Flag exercises bring together aircrews from the USAF, United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army (USA) and numerous NATO and allied nations' air forces.

Red Flag exercises are conducted under the control of the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) at Nellis. They are run by the 414th Combat Training Squadron (414 CTS) of the 57th Wing (57 WG). They use "enemy" hardware and live ammunition for bombing exercises within the adjacent Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR).^[2][3]