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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Exercises such as Red Flag deter potential adversaries by demonstrating the ability to deploy long range strike forces and deliver decisive effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron sits on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Red Flag is an annual exercise designed to reflect real-world contingency scenarios that provides advanced aerial combat training to aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron sits on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Red Flag is an annual exercise designed to reflect real-world contingency scenarios that provides advanced aerial combat training to aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron sits on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Red Flag prepares Airmen, when needed, to fight and win alongside our allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Exercises such as Red Flag deter potential adversaries by demonstrating the ability to deploy long range strike forces and deliver decisive effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Hudson Walberg, 23rd Bomb Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight procedures during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Exercises like Red Flag help warfighters to develop the right operational concepts, capabilities, and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the competitive advantage against any adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Red Flag increases interoperability between partner nations and across the joint force as Airmen train together against high-end, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron sit on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Red Flag gives mission commanders the opportunity to lead forces in realistic combat scenarios in contested, degraded, and operationally limited environments to prepare and train them for future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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From dusk until dawn: Red Flag 25-2 operations continue through the night

Published March 18, 2025
By Senior Airman Kyle Wilson
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron taxis on the flightline during Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 11, 2025. Exercises such as Red Flag deter potential adversaries by demonstrating the ability to deploy long range strike forces and deliver decisive effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson)

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