A jet takes off from Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 22-3 on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow, Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS)
(Tribune News Service) — Las Vegas residents’ tolerance for noise might be tested for the next 11 days.
The Air Force will be conducting its Red Flag 24-1 exercise Monday through Jan. 26, according to a Nellis Air Force Base news release.
Nearly 100 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and could remain in the air for up to five hours during this large-scale exercise. There will also be night launches to train air crews for nighttime combat operations, the release said.
Nellis will welcome close to 2,000 participants from the U.S. Air Force, joint services, allies and partners. The 388th Fighter Wing from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, will take command as the lead wing over the participating aircraft, including the F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, B-2 Spirit, and the Royal Air Force Typhoon.
Nellis has hosted Red Flag exercises since 1975. The base said the exercises provide air crews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment.
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