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493 FS “Grim Reapers” Iceland Air Policing 2021

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, taxi prior to takeoff in support of NATO Air Policing at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, July 15, 2021. NATO Air Policing is a peacetime collective defensive mission that safeguards the integrity of NATO alliance members’ airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, taxi prior to takeoff in support of NATO Air Policing at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, July 15, 2021. This year marks 60 years of NATO Air Policing across Europe and remains a fundamental component of how NATO provides security to its members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, takes off in support of NATO Air Policing at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, July 15, 2021. NATO Air Policing missions are a routine and fundamental component of how NATO provides security to its members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, takes off in support of NATO Air Policing at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, July 15, 2021. Air defence flying training missions provide the necessary degree of training to NATO and Icelandic support personnel, to ensure that the Alliance can conduct a full-scale peacetime air-policing mission at the shortest possible notice if required by real world events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
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Emerald Flag 2021

By 1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez

The third Emerald Flag large force test event in eight months wrapped up at Eglin here last week. 

The F-15EX Eagle II sits in a line of other fighters waiting to take off to participate in Emerald Flag June 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The EF exercise aims to connect those different systems to improve the speed and accessibility of information shared in a live and virtual battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)

With each iteration of Emerald Flag, test professionals analyze the connectivity between air, land, ground, sea, space and cyberspace. The test aims to connect those different systems to improve the speed and accessibility of information shared in a live and virtual battlefield.

In first, EF was a cross-service live, virtual event with Orange Flag, a similar activity, at Edwards AFB, California.  The OF players participated utilizing the 96th Cyberspace Test Group’s Joint All Domain Command and Control lab and Datalinks Test Facility.

The F-15EX Eagle II’s aircrew prepares for an Emerald Flag exercise sortie June 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The EF exercise aims to connect those different systems to improve the speed and accessibility of information shared in a live and virtual battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
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414th FG leads flying ops

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Bruch, 944th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Maj. Skyler “Bull” Collins, an instructor pilot with the 307th Fighter Squadron, signals to his crew chief of the F-15E Strike Eagle that he is good to go while preparing to conduct a training sortie on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 6, 2021. In an effort to expand capabilities, members of the 414th Fighter Group, an Air Force Reserve component, are conducting training operations without their Active Duty counterparts during a weekend unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Bruch)
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Kingsley Eagles Help F-35 Pilots Train at Eglin AFB

By Senior Airman Adam Smith, 173rd Fighter Wing

Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagles, Airmen, and pilots flew across the nation to Eglin Air Force Base from May 1-15, 2021, to participate in the F-35A Lightning II B-Course training program as Adversary Air, commonly referred to as “Red Air”.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Julius Romasanta, 173rd Fighter Wing Instructor Pilot, prepares to start a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle before a sortie, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 10, 2021. 

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Kevin Welch, TDY project officer, said the Eagle Drivers stayed busy while in Florida.

“We fly four jets in the morning, and four in the afternoon, against anywhere from two to four F-35s,” said Welch. “On the maintenance side, they’re helping us support that mission and making sure the jets are turning and flying every go.”

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Poseidon’s Rage surfaces at Souda Bay

Aircrew assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, prepare to launch in support of exercise Poseidon’s Rage at Souda Bay, Greece, May 31, 2021. The inaugural multinational exercise serves to develop and improve U.S.- Hellenic air readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, taxi after completing their first sortie during Poseidon’s Rage at Souda Bay, Greece, May 31, 2021. Exercises like Poseidon’s Rage encompass Agile Combat Employment concepts by improving strategic basing options, ensuring the U.S. is postured to provide lethal combat power across the spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, taxis prior to take off during exercise Poseidon’s Rage at Souda Bay, Greece, May 31, 2021. Engagements such as Poseidon’s Rage help to optimize interoperability among U.S. forces and its NATO allies to deter, defend and win across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
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