 Red flag is it's literally the world's premier air-to-air combat training exercise Here at Nellis Air Force Base we have some amazing threat simulators both on the air side and on the ground side that really Puts them in those situations where they really feel like they're fighting that near-period adversary that they may encounter in future conflict So as an aggressor pilot our job is to provide the most realistic relevant Threat training aid that we can to our coalition active duty and reserve partners so by Getting smart on the threat knowing what the capabilities are and Kind of being that thinking adversary. Here's what we think they may do And then taking that knowledge and then going to provide it in an airborne forum To give something for our our blue forces to react to to mission plan against to go out and execute and see if their Tactics techniques and procedures are getting the job done That's that's what we're about so the three primary objectives of red flag our integrated leadership confidence under fire and Warfighter culture bringing those three things together really solidifies the training audience and Instills in them what it would feel like to actually be in a combat scenario So the goal of red flag overall is to give those young pilots And aviators their experience in their first ten Simulated combat sorties so that way when they go to their first combat sortie they feel like they were prepared In this environment a safe environment, but also a very high stress environment to simulate What would feel like an actual combat So the reserves bring a huge amount of Continuity credibility and experience to the red flag organization Whereas active duty personnel, they're great, but you know that active duty cycle changes over Every two to three years so with the reserves being here as a permanent kind of staff We really augment that active duty force and support them and make sure that exercise Continuity is brought forward exercise to exercise It's exciting to see our folks who are here for the long haul many of which Left active duty here at Nelson's and shows to stay To continue to be a part of something better than themselves continuing day after day Year after year to do what they're doing because they love it and they love what it does for our country And what it does for the fight and the capabilities that they bring and to see them do that and do that well to the point that We're where our folks are winning accolades within their active duty squadrons They're getting recognized for the awesome work that they're doing and they just choose to do it because they love it It's super fun to see it's fun to watch Folks come in and go man. I I didn't realize you were a Reservist, but when we've got folks that are embedded through this water It's they're both in a part-time and a full-time role They're there day in day out to see that there's really not that big of a difference between our active duty and reserve partners It's cool to see