Red Flag – Alaska
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Red Flag-Alaska is a realistic, ten-day air combat United States Air Force (USAF) training exercise held up to four times a year. It is held at Eielson Air Force Base and Elmendorf Air Force Base in the State of Alaska. Each Red Flag-Alaska exercise is a multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations exercise and corresponds to the designed operational capability of participating units. In other words, exercises often involve several units whose military mission may differ significantly from that of other participating units. Red Flag-Alaska planners take those factors into consideration when designing exercises so participants get the maximum training possible without being placed at an unfair advantage during simulated combat scenarios.[3]
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Red Flag – Alaska | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Military exercise |
Frequency | Tri-annually/Quad-annually |
Location(s) | Alaska |
Country | United States |
Years active | 18 |
Established | 2006 (2006) |
Previous event | Red Flag-Alaska 19-3 (1–16 August 2018)[1] |
Next event | Red Flag-Alaska 20-1 (30 April – 15 May 2019)[2] |
Participants | United States Air Force & allied air forces |
Organised by | 353d Combat Training Squadron |
Sponsor | Pacific Air Forces |