An opposing force member inspects radios before a Red Flag-Rescue scenario at Playas, N.M., Aug. 13, 2020. During the scenario, opposing forces targeted a U.S. Air Force rescue team trying to liberate a simulated downed pilot with fire. Red Flag-Rescue is the world’s premier combat search and rescue exercise that prepares Airmen and partners for the high-end fight in highly contested and degraded environments.






