ISBN: 9780760325308

"Red Flag" takes the reader behind the scenes of the biggest, most complex, high-tech military exercise conducted anywhere in the world. The Red Flag exercises,   which tak… More...

"Red Flag" takes the reader behind the scenes of the biggest, most complex, high-tech military exercise conducted anywhere in the world. The Red Flag exercises,   which take place at Nellis Air Force Base just outside of Las Vegas, brings together the U.S. Air Force and aircraft and crews from its allies around the world for two weeks of training that is as intense and demanding as actual combat. "Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century" offers a complete history and an unprecedented insider’ s view of the fully integrated, war-conditions exercise that uses the largest combat range on the planet— the size of Connecticut— and involves every kind of military aircraft and asset, from fighters, tankers, and bombers to helicopters, satellites, and unmanned aircraft. With dynamic photos and firsthand description, the book also gives readers a close-up look at the modern and upgraded version of Red Flag— Joint Red Flag, an all-new exercise integrating live and virtual elements in a seamless campaign that challenges warfighters and tests command and control procedures, processes, and architecture. Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century Rininger, Tyson V., Zenith Press<

ISBN: 9780760325308

Go behind the scenes of the most realistic modern military exercise in the world--Red Flag. "Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century" offers a complete history and insider's view of thi… More...

Go behind the scenes of the most realistic modern military exercise in the world--Red Flag. "Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century" offers a complete history and insider's view of this complex simulated-combat exercise taking place on the ground and in the air over one of the largest combat ranges in operation today. Located just outside glitzy Las Vegas, Nevada, the training involves every kind of military aircraft and asset, from fighters, tankers, and bombers to helicopters, satellites, and unmanned aircraft, bringing together combat forces from nations around the world. With dynamic photos and detailed aircraft specs, the book also gives readers a close-up look at the modern and upgraded version of Red Flag--Joint Red Flag, an all-new exercise integrating live and virtual elements in a seamless campaign to challenge warfighters and test command and control procedures. Joint Red Flag incorporates the latest in twenty-first-century technology while continuing the traditional Red Flag approach to training, said to be, at times, more intense and demanding than actual combat. Media > Book, [PU: Motorbooks International]<

2006, ISBN: 9780760325308

Zenith Press, Paperback, Auflage: First Edition, 128 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-12-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1653124, All Deals, Blowout Books, Specialty Sto… More...

Zenith Press, Paperback, Auflage: First Edition, 128 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-12-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1653124, All Deals, Blowout Books, Specialty Stores, Books, Nonfiction, Aviation, Military, History, Subjects, Zenith Press, 2006<