The exercise happens several times a year, but the latest edition of Red Flag at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, featured more than just fast jets: it also boasted mustaches, lots of mustaches.

The 353d Combat Training Squadron integrates realistic combat scenarios, air and surface threats, state-of-the-art ... Alaska. Photograph: Staff Sgt Joshua Turner/US Air Force -- All Red Flag ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree ...

After over two weeks of intense flight operations, the Italian Air Force successfully completed its participation to the Red Flag Alaska 24-1 exercise. The exercise, which ran from Apr. 18 to May ...

IMAGE: IAF personnel during the Red Flag exercise in Alaska, US from June 4 to 14, 2024. Photograph: Courtesy IAF on X The key takeaways from participating in the Red Flag exercise for the IAF ...