U.S. AIR FORCE RED FLAG EXERCISE 1980s NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE NEVADA 86234

Made in the 1980s, RED FLAG depicts the advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Since 1975, air crews from the United States Air Force (USAF) and other U.S. military branches and allies take part in one of several Red Flag exercises held during the year, each of which is two weeks in duration. The Red Flag exercises, conducted in four to six cycles a year by the 414th Combat Training Squadron of the 57th Wing, are very realistic aerial war games. The purpose is to train pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations. This includes the use of "enemy" hardware and live ammunition for bombing exercises within the Nevada Test and Training Range. Bonus: This film has a "Star Wars" connection -- narrated by James Earl Jones and listen to the soundtrack you'll hear John Williams at work!
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[@Unirule]

James Earl Jones narrated everything

[@sulufest]

Uni Even the musical score here is very Star Wars John Williams

[@thetreblerebel]

Great opening with the T-38s

[@johnmcjunkin4613]

When I first saw this video at a United States Air Force recruiting office, back in 1985...it left me wanting to not only enlist in into the United States Air Force, but also to fly. Awesome video for it's time.

[@michaelgrey7854]

Did you end up flying?

[@johnmcjunkin4613]

@@michaelgrey7854: No. But it was a desire that I had. But reality set in, as I was unable to earn my way into the Air Force Academy, nor find a suitable time to attend a college or university with an R.O.T.C. or O.C.S. program, while being enlisted.

[@michaelgrey7854]

@@johnmcjunkin4613 I missed out because I had health issues. funny how life goes sometimes.

[@johnmcjunkin4613]

@@michaelgrey7854: Indeed sir.

[@RVSMX]

We're going there soon! Aim high!

[@DocWatsonHistory]

Love the quick brief, done.

[@caseinnitratjr6861]

High quality production. AIM HIGH possible that the same camera and production team filmed top gun afterwards

[@USNRaptor]

Parts of this film was later featured in the video tape "Top Gun Jets 2" by All Night Moving Pictures / Simitar.

[@scottdunkirk8198]

The beginning of the video with all the T-38s was at Williams AFB AZ.

[@ReviveHF]

You can actually compare the opening sequences of this video with the opening scenes in Top Gun movie. The only differences is the music styles and film location, the rest is almost the same.

[@Skiddins]

Film might be from the 80's, but the naration and style make it appear like something from the 50's

[@davidhyunlee5184]

Even they speaks alike 50’s

[@wja789]

Wow Minute 7.40 That is Star Wars Canyon some 30 years ago.

[@wrxsti28]

Im here because of reflected campaigns.

[@chipwyck3104]

Literally a movie

[@aowi7280]

I may have been there on the ground. Went to support our F-4s with Pave Spike.

[@nevoobrazimiy]

That's fun how far they go for realism like flags and propaganda posters of the potential foes in their briefing rooms. As much as I know in soviet war games there were just reds and blues.

[@無我-u3d]

70th Tac fighter sq was in the red flag, I was there

[@DocWatsonHistory]

Sunrise mountain, I think I see Larry Shogger

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Did not realize T about Hunter was a pilot.

[@nielsdorhout058]

Excellent movie, narrated by Darth Vader 😅

[@jefflebowski918]

Mig-31's! Nobody has been this close before! Geez I crack myself up.

[@pwengineering9070]

Mig 28's from Top Gun, dont know why they didnt use Mig 29's as the name of the enemy aircraft, they used Mig, why not 29 instead of 28's.

[@Tigershark_3082]

@@pwengineering9070 Because, they couldn't get ahold of them

[@patriciabowen3118]

Now we roam

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Red Flag does not conjure up T38s.

[@pontiacgto2005]

Is that Darth Vader talking?

[@2ksnakenoodles]

Yep!

[@DocWatsonHistory]

MAC and SAC ))

[@milano61]

It's a shame that informative narration was forsaken for the star wars muzak. I might have actually learned something from this PR.

[@taffman1]

Strange how it doesn't mention that at each Red Flag that the RAF attended, the RAF stuffed the Americans.

[@KaiatheSiberianHusky]

Did you fly red flag?

[@johnmilner5485]

Paco Giesler says otherwise. I'll take his word and the missive equipped F-15 pilots of the gorillas over some smarmy britt on the interwebs . Don't know who he is ? Look him up.

[@craig4867]

I'm a fighter pilot who has participated in red flag many times and the RAF fails miserably, they don't stuff us! Another guy talking out of his rear end on KZbin and you just made a fool yourself! By the way, how many jet fighters have you flown at red flag? Let me guess, none! The only thing you ever flown was a paper airplane, so go back to your crib and suck your thumb!