1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:02,630 --> 00:00:08,220 red 3 00:00:08,220 --> 00:00:10,680 flag is it's literally the world's 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,040 premier air to air combat training 5 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:15,930 Exercise 151 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,310 great on life here at Nellis Air Force 7 00:00:21,310 --> 00:00:24,400 Base . We have some amazing threat 8 00:00:24,410 --> 00:00:27,170 simulators , both on the air side and 9 00:00:27,170 --> 00:00:29,540 on the ground side . That really puts 10 00:00:29,540 --> 00:00:31,540 them in those situations where they 11 00:00:31,540 --> 00:00:33,707 really feel like they're fighting that 12 00:00:33,707 --> 00:00:35,929 New Year period adversary that they may 13 00:00:35,929 --> 00:00:38,040 encounter in future conflict . Well , 14 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,207 these appear to be heading directly at 15 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:42,429 us . So as an aggressor pilot , our job 16 00:00:42,429 --> 00:00:44,380 is to provide the most realistic , 17 00:00:44,390 --> 00:00:46,910 relevant threat training aid that we 18 00:00:46,910 --> 00:00:49,340 can to our coalition , active duty and 19 00:00:49,340 --> 00:00:52,920 reserve partners . So by getting 20 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,260 smart on the threat , knowing what the 21 00:00:55,260 --> 00:00:57,530 capabilities are kind of being that 22 00:00:57,530 --> 00:00:59,586 thinking adversary of here's what we 23 00:00:59,586 --> 00:01:02,360 think they may do and then taking that 24 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,527 knowledge and then going to provide it 25 00:01:04,527 --> 00:01:06,693 in an airborne forum to give something 26 00:01:06,693 --> 00:01:09,790 for our blue forces to react to the 27 00:01:09,790 --> 00:01:11,734 mission plan against to go out and 28 00:01:11,734 --> 00:01:13,679 execute and see if their tactics , 29 00:01:13,679 --> 00:01:15,790 techniques and procedures are getting 30 00:01:15,790 --> 00:01:18,150 the job done . That's that's what we're 31 00:01:18,150 --> 00:01:21,130 about . So the three primary objectives 32 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:23,740 of Red Flag are integrated leadership , 33 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:26,510 confidence under fire and warfighter 34 00:01:26,510 --> 00:01:28,840 culture bringing those three things 35 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,470 together really solidifies the training 36 00:01:31,470 --> 00:01:33,970 audience and instills in them what it 37 00:01:33,970 --> 00:01:36,250 would feel like to actually be in a 38 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:38,306 combat scenario . So the goal of red 39 00:01:38,306 --> 00:01:40,306 Flag overall is to give those young 40 00:01:40,306 --> 00:01:43,010 pilots , uh , and aviators they're 41 00:01:43,010 --> 00:01:45,800 experiencing their 1st 10 simulated 42 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,800 combat sorties . So that way , when 43 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,967 they go to their first combat sortie , 44 00:01:49,967 --> 00:01:52,244 they feel like they were prepared . Um , 45 00:01:52,244 --> 00:01:53,856 in this environment , a safe 46 00:01:53,856 --> 00:01:55,800 environment , but also a very high 47 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,880 stress environment to simulate what 48 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,690 would feel like an actual combat . So 49 00:02:01,690 --> 00:02:04,260 the reserves bring a huge amount of 50 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,080 continuity , credibility and experience 51 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,310 to the Red Flag organization . Whereas 52 00:02:11,310 --> 00:02:13,532 active duty personnel , they're great . 53 00:02:13,532 --> 00:02:15,800 But you know that active duty cycle 54 00:02:15,810 --> 00:02:19,650 changes over every 2 to 3 years . So 55 00:02:19,650 --> 00:02:21,650 what ? The reserves being here as a 56 00:02:21,650 --> 00:02:23,650 permanent kind of staff , we really 57 00:02:23,650 --> 00:02:25,594 augment that active duty force and 58 00:02:25,594 --> 00:02:27,372 support them and make sure that 59 00:02:27,372 --> 00:02:29,539 exercise continuity is brought forward 60 00:02:29,539 --> 00:02:32,320 exercise to exercise . It's exciting to 61 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,560 see our folks who are here for the long 62 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,510 haul , many of which left active duty 63 00:02:38,510 --> 00:02:41,640 here at Nelson's and chose to stay , uh , 64 00:02:41,650 --> 00:02:43,761 to continue to be a part of something 65 00:02:43,761 --> 00:02:45,706 bigger themselves . Continuing day 66 00:02:45,706 --> 00:02:47,872 after day , year after year to do what 67 00:02:47,872 --> 00:02:49,928 they're doing because they love it . 68 00:02:49,928 --> 00:02:51,872 And they love what it does for our 69 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:51,660 country and what it does for the fight 70 00:02:52,140 --> 00:02:54,307 and the capabilities that they bring . 71 00:02:54,307 --> 00:02:56,307 And to see them do that and do that 72 00:02:56,307 --> 00:02:58,251 well , to the point that where our 73 00:02:58,251 --> 00:03:00,196 folks are winning accolades within 74 00:03:00,196 --> 00:03:02,307 their active duty squatters , they're 75 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:04,529 getting recognized for the awesome work 76 00:03:04,529 --> 00:03:03,870 that they're doing . And they just 77 00:03:03,870 --> 00:03:06,037 choose to do it because they love it . 78 00:03:06,037 --> 00:03:08,920 It's super fun to see it's fun to watch 79 00:03:08,950 --> 00:03:11,061 folks come in and go , Man , I didn't 80 00:03:11,061 --> 00:03:13,810 realize you were a reservist , But when 81 00:03:13,810 --> 00:03:15,699 we've got folks that are embedded 82 00:03:15,699 --> 00:03:17,866 through this water and they're both in 83 00:03:17,866 --> 00:03:19,866 a part time and full time world and 84 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:19,840 there day in day out to see that 85 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,673 there's really not that big of a 86 00:03:21,673 --> 00:03:23,840 difference between our active duty and 87 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,062 reserve partners , it's called the same 88 00:03:26,062 --> 00:03:26,150 mm