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Nellis hosts Rattlesnake Rodeo 2022

by Aerotech News •
An F-16CM Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, taxis to the runway during Rattlesnake Rodeo, the Force Development Evaluation exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2022. The focus for this year’s exercise is the integration of a new Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar along with multiple software and hardware upgrades within operationally relevant test scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)

Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is a place where the training never stops.

The 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron hosted Rattlesnake Rodeo 2022.

Rattlesnake Rodeo is the F-16CM’s Test Force’s annual Force Development Evaluation of the latest software and hardware, and an opportunity to enhance the F-16 into a four-plus generation aircraft.

An F-16M Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, takes off during Rattlesnake Rodeo, the Force Development Evaluation exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2022. Rattlesnake Rodeo takes advantage of local Nellis aircraft such as F-22s, F-16s, F-15Es, F-35s, A-10s and range assets in a large force exercise manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
An F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, poses during Rattlesnake Rodeo, the Force Development Evaluation exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2022. Rattlesnake Rodeo takes advantage of local Nellis aircraft such as F-22s, F-16s, F-15Es, F-35s, A-10s and range assets in a large force exercise manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)

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