Nellis AFB: Be prepared for noise during Red Flag exercise
by Matthew Seeman
Friday, July 12th 2019
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Southern Nevada could notice an increase in noise starting next week as a training exercise gets underway at Nellis Air Force Base. (File NAFB photo)
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Southern Nevada could notice an increase in noise starting next week as a training exercise gets underway at Nellis Air Force Base.
In a statement released Friday, the U.S. Air Force said it will start Red Flag 19-3 on Monday, July 15, and training will last through Friday, Aug. 2.
More than 80 aircraft are scheduled to fly out of Nellis twice a day, and they could be in the air for up to five hours, according to the Air Force.
There could also be nighttime launches so crews can train for nighttime combat operations.
The Air Force says the Red Flag exercise is organized at Nellis and the Nevada Test and Training Range to provide "realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world."
"Red Flag gives aircrew an opportunity to experience advanced, relevant, and realistic combat-like situations in a controlled environment to increase their ability to complete missions and safely return home," the statement reads.
by Matthew Seeman
Friday, July 12th 2019
AA
Southern Nevada could notice an increase in noise starting next week as a training exercise gets underway at Nellis Air Force Base. (File NAFB photo)
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Southern Nevada could notice an increase in noise starting next week as a training exercise gets underway at Nellis Air Force Base.
In a statement released Friday, the U.S. Air Force said it will start Red Flag 19-3 on Monday, July 15, and training will last through Friday, Aug. 2.
More than 80 aircraft are scheduled to fly out of Nellis twice a day, and they could be in the air for up to five hours, according to the Air Force.
There could also be nighttime launches so crews can train for nighttime combat operations.
The Air Force says the Red Flag exercise is organized at Nellis and the Nevada Test and Training Range to provide "realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world."
"Red Flag gives aircrew an opportunity to experience advanced, relevant, and realistic combat-like situations in a controlled environment to increase their ability to complete missions and safely return home," the statement reads.
