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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN>by Senior Airman Zachary Perras<BR>354th Fighter Wing
Public Affairs</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>8/21/2013 - <B>EIELSON AIR FORCE
BASE, Alaska</B> -- During RED FLAG-Alaska, fighter aircraft
dominate the skies. Participating forces identify hostile targets while waging
a simulated war - but not all hostiles are fighters.<BR><BR>Eielson's own
Civil Air Patrol 71st Composite Squadron plays a role during RF-A by
simulating Antonov An-2 Colts, primarily using a deHavilland Canada DHC-2
Beaver aircraft. Their presence gives fighter pilots the opportunity to train
in visually identifying low-flying, special operations forces-carrying
aircraft.<BR><BR>Steve Brewer, 71st CS commander, said CAP's participation
allows pilots to incorporate the defensive counter-air function of detection,
identification and interception of enemy aircraft into the training
scenario.<BR><BR>"The training that fighter pilots get by visually identifying
their targets has been proven over history to be important in positively
identifying targets," he said. "RED FLAG is one of the few venues that allow
pilots to train for this mission type."<BR><BR>Brewer, a former Air Force
fighter pilot, said the emphasis of the training mission is not solely on
CAP's aircraft because RF-A pilots are defending against multiple targets.
However, identifying and stopping low-flying threats are objectives that RF-A
participants train for.<BR><BR>"While we don't react to pilots because we
aren't out there to fight, CAP is still a training aid for RED FLAG
participants during the exercise," Brewer said. "We're out there to help them
learn and overcome obstacles they're faced with."<BR><BR>Including CAP into
RF-A has provided participants with an extra level of challenges they might
not have back at their home station, said Maj. Bryan McGuire, 18th Aggressor
Squadron mission commander.<BR><BR>"Through RED FLAG-Alaska, the 354th Fighter
Wing can prepare aircrew to fight in relatively unrestricted air space,"
McGuire said. "Including CAP in the scenario forces fighters to defend a lane
in three dimensions, and it teaches them to successfully sanitize a much
larger volume of space."<BR><BR>In terms of realistic threat scenarios,
low-flying, slow-moving aircraft is one that aircrew must prepare for, McGuire
added. In this way, CAP delivers a means to do so.<BR><BR>CAP's integration
with RF-A has proven over the years to be invaluable by providing a
cost-effective training method, allowing the Air Force and its partners to
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