The RAF has joined the US and Australia for the biggest Allied combat air exercise ever designed to ensure the forces are prepared for the threat posed by China.
Operating from Nellis Air Base in Nevada on the outskirts of Las Vegas, an RAF detachment of around 300 personnel has been honing its cutting-edge air combat skills.
Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the US.
No better exercise than training with Top Gunners “Thunderbirds.