The 21st Space Wing made Air Force history in February as two of its space control units participated in Red Flag 11-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This was the first time Air Force Space Command units were a primary training audience in Air Combat Command’s premier tactical training exercise.
Employing long haul assets from the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron, the 21st Space Wing deployed elements of the 16th and 76th Space Control Squadrons to join with 31 units and more than 1,800 participants from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines, as well as the British Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force who brought their best operators and weapon systems to Nellis AFB. Their combined objective was to further hone proficiency and foster cross-domain integration, engaging skilled “aggressor” air and space forces in a fully integrated air, space and cyberspace battle.
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