Russians at Red Flag

[Recovering LSO]

Apologies if this is a repost - search yielded nothing.

Formalities aside - imagine the nerd-boners the photographers at this fall's Red Flag media day are going to have over this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/07/guess-whos-coming-to-red-flag.html

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_07_03/80124065/

 

[robav8r]

It's gonna make the post-flight happy hour at the club pretty interesting

 

[SynixMan]

Get your 'tron scanners ready!

 

[Brett327]

I presume they'll be playing on the blue side, but it would be interesting to do a little "tête-à-tête" with the Ruskies for our Eagle guys. Something tells me they'll have a Growler squadron playing as well.

 

[Catmando]

Nothing new. The Ruskies were there in Area 51 in the late '60s.
Their "cover" was that they were UFO aliens. And they played the role well!
Even had weird looking reptilian-like slimy flight suits, and VTAS helmets with huge round eyes.
Nevertheless, we Yanks still kicked the crap out of them Commies in ACM!
Ye-haah! Chester's dead!

 

[Recovering LSO]

^ were they russians or were they our guys flying their jets?

 

[Catmando]

^ were they russians or were they our guys flying their jets?

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I couldn't quite tell their nationality. But here is a photo:

 

[Brett327]

Looks Chinese.

 

[Catmando]

Looks Chinese.

Yeah, but his RIO didn't:

 

[BusyBee604]

Their "cover" was that they were UFO aliens. And they played the role well!
Even had weird looking reptilian-like slimy flight suits, and VTAS helmets with huge round eyes.

Yo Cat, do you remember ol' BzB, I was at that Red Flag while on an exchange tour with the Russky AF. I was 'that guy' who blew the flaming hooker contest at the Area 51 Club. Spent the rest of the exercise grounded, 3rd degree burns around the lips & chin.

Nevertheless, we Yanks still kicked the crap out of them Commies in ACM!

Hmmm, that's not my recollection?
BzB

 

[Catmando]

You know too much...

 

[FLYMARINES]

"Wow that really got out of hand fast" and by out of hand, I mean off-topic.

 

[707guy]

From the Nellis AFB FB page - "Reports of Russian Federation Air Force participation in Red Flag exercises at Nellis in the near future are inaccurate. For questions about Russian Federation Air Force participation in Red Flag-Alaska, please contact the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs through the switchboard at the Pentagon."

SO...I guess you could say..."The data on the MiG is inaccurate..."

 

[Catmando]

From the Nellis AFB FB page - "Reports of Russian Federation Air Force participation in Red Flag exercises at Nellis in the near future are inaccurate. For questions about Russian Federation Air Force participation in Red Flag-Alaska, please contact the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs through the switchboard at the Pentagon."

SO...I guess you could say..."The data on the MiG is inaccurate..."

If it's CNXed, I sure hope somebody tells the Rooskies. If they show up unexpected, it could get interesting! Ha!

 

[707guy]

Sounds like they may be doing something in Alaska not Nellis. Makes a little more sense - closer to home for them.