Red Flag ramps up at Nellis
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.—Staff Sgt. Marcus Ochoa, a weapons team chief with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D., makes adjustments to the munitions bays on a B-1 bomber here Jan. 24. The B-1 bombers, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D., are flying air interdiction sorties during Red Flag 8-2.1, which is a multi-national exercise training pilots in the world’s most realistic combat scenarios. The experience gained during the exercise is vital to the survival of pilots in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)