A collection of heavies at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

[>Moose<]

Taken during a Green Flag exercise a couple days ago. I wish I had more time to sit out by the air base, but alas, I'm married.

E-3G Sentry (AWACS)
DW0A0682_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

RC-135W Rivet Joint
DW0A0692_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

B-52H Stratofortress (Buff)
DW0A0702_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

E-8C Joint STARS
DW0A0715_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

KC-135R Stratotanker
DW0A0730_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

B-1B Lancer
DW0A0776_1024X.jpg by Moose, on Flickr

[garyscott]

Great shots there, "alas, I'm married. " - I hear that bud!

[matt e]

nice set

[paddyboy]

Hi Moose

Awesome doesn't even start to cover those

Well done you

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[jastr435]

Brilliant, the Buff is my fave.

[Blackcat1]

Awesome!

[Flugaldog]

Liking those a lot!!

Thanks for posting them up.

[>Moose<]

Thank you for the kind responses.

[herc15]

always good to see stuff from the other side of the ditch

[>Moose<]

always good to see stuff from the other side of the ditch

That's why I joined this forum... I love seeing the aircraft from your side!

[747woody]

They weren't doing Green Flag, they were for WSINT 18-2 (Weapon School Integration), which is the Weapon School end of course graduation exercise. Happens twice a year, June and December. (Green Flag is a close air support exercise that takes place at Ft Irwin, near Barstow).

http://www.nellis.af.mil/Home/Flying-Operations/

[>Moose<]

They weren't doing Green Flag, they were for WSINT 18-2 (Weapon School Integration), which is the Weapon School end of course graduation exercise. Happens twice a year, June and December. (Green Flag is a close air support exercise that takes place at Ft Irwin, near Barstow).

http://www.nellis.af.mil/Home/Flying-Operations/

Right you are. The dates coincided somewhat:WSINT Class 18A May 21 - June 13, Green Flag 18-08 June 1 - June 15.
Explains why most of these types headed North instead of down to Southern California. My bad.

[747woody]

Green Flag is usually one unit, and they usually park in the revetments (currently 14 MO F-15Es from the 391stFS there doing the latest GF). That's one clue, the callsigns are another (RENO, SHARK seem to be the current ones). Sometimes they'll be an E-3 or an E-8 flying out of Nellis with them, and there's often a tanker (usually HORSE 61?) but it doesn't always operate from Nellis, they have been seen operating from McCarran, or from Travis.

[>Moose<]

Green Flag is usually one unit, and they usually park in the revetments (currently 14 MO F-15Es from the 391stFS there doing the latest GF). That's one clue, the callsigns are another (RENO, SHARK seem to be the current ones). Sometimes they'll be an E-3 or an E-8 flying out of Nellis with them, and there's often a tanker (usually HORSE 61?) but it doesn't always operate from Nellis, they have been seen operating from McCarran, or from Travis.

I was impressed with the variety of aircraft I saw parked out there the two days I went out. Unfortunately I couldn't stay as long as I wanted to see them all fly: CH-47's, Ospreys, Hawkeyes, KC-10s, C-17s, several variants of C-130s (as displayed on ADS-B), FA-18s, and A-10s and F-16s besides those which are based here. Also some smaller aircraft like the U-28A and others I didn't recognize. Of course the normal collection of F-35s, F-22s, and F-15s. It was quite a zoo. I even shot an AN-124 taking off, which I had never seen before; he may have just been making a delivery and not associated with anything else.