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16 LINCOLN, Neb. – The 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, participated in Emerald Flag, a multi-service exercise, Dec. 1-5, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Emerald Flag is a multi-domain test exercise that incorporates technology and focuses on the efficiency for Joint warfare. “Even though this was an active duty exercise, our little piece of that puzzle was to step in to extend the effectiveness and do so seamlessly as part of the total force,” said Maj. Tyler Sandberg, chief of current operations, 155th Operations Support Squadron...

To illustrate his point, he pointed to the recently completed Emerald Flag test exercise. The event, conducted from Dec. 1-5, and the first of its kind at Eglin, brought together military units from across the country for a "multi-domain" — land, air, space and cyberspace — exercise to experiment with command and control technologies in a realistic combat training environment. Overall, the goal for Emerald Flag was to collect and distribute tactical data at high speeds. "We're doing this in extraordinarily challenging times this year, and that is a very impressive feat that we are abl...

By 1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez / Published December 15, 2020 A 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle prepares for in-flight refueling from a 155th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Emerald Flag over the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 3, 2020. More than 25 agencies participated in the exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise incorporated ground, space, cyberspace and air platforms for joint test and experimentation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoskins) Simulated foreign targets wait to be found during exercise Emerald Flag at Eglin Air Force Base...

By 1st. Lt. Karissa Rodriguez Emerald Flag, Eglin’s first native multi-domain test exercise, was held Dec. 1-5 on the Eglin Test and Training Range. This inaugural event brought together more than 25 agencies to participate.  It was a collaborative multi-service effort focused on increasing the effectiveness of the joint domain warfighter.  “The goal is to align DoD resources across the Florida panhandle and enable multi-domain test and experimentation to prepare the warfighter for a 21st-century fight,” said Maj. Alexander Hillman, 45th Test Squadron. The event incorporated ground,...