Package about Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard's 211th Sapper Company being honored with Purple Hearts and Combat Action badges for their part in complex improvised explosive device attacks while conducting a route clearance in Afghanistan. Produced by 1st Lt. Seth Illiff. Also available in high definition.

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Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Adrian “Kenny” Kiely, No.3 Squadron prepares for a sortie inside a F-35A Lightning II  during Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 23, 2024  This was the first Red Flag the RAAF flew their F-35A Lightning II’s to enable integration and tactical training. The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. This iteration of Red Flag provides unique training with an emphasis on readiness for high-end warfighting and strategic competition.

Red Flag Nellis welcomes Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightening II's

Aircraft participating in the Weapon School Integration Exercise take off from Nellis Air Force Base. The goal of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School is to train students to be tactical experts in their combat specialty while also learning the art of battlespace dominance. The Weapons School provides academic and advisory support to numerous units, enhancing air combat training for Airmen from the Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. allied services each year.

Weapons School Integration (WSINT) take offs  22-A

F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16C Fighting Falcons, F-35A Lightning IIs, F-22 Raptors, EA-18G Growlers and British Typhoons taxi and take off from Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1, Feb. 3, 2022. This iteration of Red Flag is focused on confidence under fire, integrated leadership and the warfighter culture.

Night BROLL of taxiway during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1

U.S. Air Force Col. Jared Hutchinson, commander of the 414th Combat Training Squadron, U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Andrle, commander of the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Royal Air Force Wing Commander John Cockroft, the Officer Commanding of 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, United Kingdom and Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Damien Fairhurst, commander of the RAAF task unit here participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1, speak at a press conference during at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 31, 2022. The press conference was held to provide public knowledge about the mission of Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 Press Conference without lower thirds

U.S. Army 15th Engineer Battalion and its Polish Allies break ground at the opening ceremony for the U.S. Army Europe-led Resolute Castle 20 at Karliki, Poland, August 13, 2020. The mission is a U.S. Army Europe engineering exercise occurring from August 10 – September 8, 2020; it provides engineering training opportunities with the mission of completing construction projects intended to improve existing host nation infrastructure, which includes the construction of an intermediate staging base, forward arming and refueling point maintenance, the clearing of a helicopter landing zone, and the improvement of a railhead byway and range road at Camp Trezbien, Poland. Additionally, the improvements will include the construction of a general purpose warehouse in Karliki, Poland, and the construction of a fuel system supply point at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes)

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jessica Goffena, commander, 15th Engineer Battalion; Polish Land Forces Maj. Krzysztof Krezel, chief of training of Training Assessment Group; U.S. Army Col. Timothy MacDonald, commander, 18th Military Police Brigade; U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Ruiz, horizontal engineer, 902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion

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