There are two teams, the good guys (Blue Team) and the aggressors (Red Team).
There are usually two sorties per day, Monday to Friday: One sortie during daytime and one in the evening or at night. The exercises with flares and all kinds of aircraft can make a spectacular show, especially at night. This includes the use of 'enemy' hardware and live ammunition for bombing exercises within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The purpose is to give pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries an opportunity to practice and refine their skills for real combat situations. The Red Flag exercise, held more or less regularly at Nellis Air Force Base since 1975, are very realistic aerial war games. Red Flag and other Air Exercises in the NTTR Red Flag and other Air Exercises in the NTTR
