What happens at Nellis is shared with coalition forces worldwide - at least in the case of Red Flag, the international large-force exercise normally held three times a year in the skies of southern Nevada. The first exercise of 2014 began on January 27 and ran for three weeks till Valentine's Day. More than 3,200 personnel and 160 aircraft deployed to Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 14-1, one of the largest and most ambitious exercises in the series' 40-year history. Aircraft from the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps were joined by forces from the UK and Australia, all training to go into combat situations and to be more effective and survivable when they do.
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