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F-5E Tiger II aircraft of the 527th Aggressor Squadron lift off during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

An F-5E Tiger II aircraft is readied for an upcoming mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 527th Aggressor Squadron, RAF Alconbury, complete an air-to-air mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepare to taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Close-up view of the tail sections of the 527th Aggressor Squadron F-5E Tiger II aircraft during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron and the 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron are briefed before a mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Close-up view of the symbol of the 527th Aggressor Squadron, the host squadron for Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

The pilot of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take off on a mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

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Subject Operation/Series: RED STAR

Base: Royal Air Force Alconbury

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan, Aavs

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/07/1987
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label_outline Explore Soviet Formations, Air Force F 15 Eagle Aircraft Pilots, Red Star

AN air-to-air overhead view of a six-ship delta formation of F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing over a lake. Each aircraft is painted in a different camouflage scheme and is carrying one AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

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An air-to-air right side view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft of the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron releasing Mark 82 500-pound bombs over the Bardenas Bombing Range. Note: Second view in a series of three

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An air to air right side view of Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) and Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, F-5E Tiger II aircraft, and an F-5F Tiger II aircraft following a training session at China Lake Electronic Warfare Range

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Artwork: "Instrumentation Orientation Capsule, F-111" Artist: Marbury Brown

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepare to taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter Squadron (FS), 140th Fighter Wing (FW), Colorado Air National Guard (COANG), flown by USAF Major (MAJ) Julian Clay, finishes refueling from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, 108th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), New Jersey Air National Guard (NJANG), during the second Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Falcon is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile (left) and Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod under the wing and an Acceleration Monitor Assembly (AMA) pod on the wing tip. The Tiger Meet of the Americas, first ever held in Canada, inaugurated in 2001 in the Western Hemisphere to carry on the Tiger tradition of the long-established...

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An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 17th Weapons

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