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Aggressor Camouflage F-15 Squadron 65thNellis, “Blue Flanker 2” scheme
The 65th Aggressor Squadron began flying the F-5E Tiger II in 1975. It provided attack training to U.S. Air Force fighter crews participating in Red Flag and other exercises at the expansive Nellis Air Force Range. The 65th flew its last attack mission on 7 April 1989, before being inactivated. Upon reactivation in late 2005, the 65th received its first F-15, painted in the “Sand” “Blue Flanker (2)” camouflage scheme. During the year, some F-15s were also given the “Splinter” designation. Currently, nine F-15s are being flown to the 65th, with a planned total of 24, reaching a strength of about 18 jets and sadly being deactivated for many years until shortly before September 26, 2014.
| Blue Flanker (2) | |||||
| FS 35450 | FS 35109 |
Color camo
| FS 35109 | Aggressor Blue | Camo (Aggressor) | – | – |
| FS 35450 | Air Superiority Blue | Camo (F-15A, Aggressor) | – | – |
Brewster F2A Buffalo By: Marcel du Long
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-15C Aggressor from 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev., prepares to take off for a training exercise July 11, 2007. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying ten simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. Additionally, the training allows them to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures and improve interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)(Released)
090618-F-2034C-093 Crew chiefs conduct post flight inspections on their F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft June 18, 2009 during Exercise Northern Edge 09 held at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The crew chiefs are from the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis AFB. Northern Edge is AlaskaÕs largest military training exercise that prepares joint forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/ MSgt Shane A. Cuomo) RELEASED
An F-15 Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., sits parked on the Eielson AFB, Alaska, flight line July 9. The 65th AGS is taking part in Red Flag-Alaska 07-3, a multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations exercise, which runs through the July 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)
An F-15D Eagle piloted by Capt. David Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, with retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager taxis to the runway before taking off Oct 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This flight marks the 65th anniversary of Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., provides in-flight refueling to an F-15 Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska July 16. Red Flag-Alaska is a multinational air combat training exercise that began July 12 and will conclude July 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)
