Practicing tactics, techniques and procedures throughout the full spectrum of tactical warfare is a staple of Red Flag exercises. Red Flag 11-3 is unique in that it includes the integration of space and cyber forces at the tactical level from planning through execution and debrief.
“This integration allows the exercise to provide a more heavily-contested and degraded operational environment than ever before to prepare crews for major combat operations against a near-peer adversary,” said Col. Jim Sears, Red Flag Air Expeditionary Wing commander. “Previously, Air Force Space Command assets were only employed in a limited capacity during these exercises”.
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