U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps personnel recently trained alongside the Royal Netherlands Air Force during exercise Red Flag 24-2 at nellisafb. This exercise presented a prime opportunity to forge pathways for collaboration with joint services and NATO countries. It showcased the cutting-edge capabilities of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II’s and sophisticated threat replication techniques. “Operations with our fifth-generation platform, the F-35, are critical to us,” said Air Commodore Johan van Deventer, commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Air Combat Command. “It’s an information platform that uses forward sensors to exchange that information, and it can go to a high-threat area. This is the place where we can practice that together with our coalition partner, the U.S., and we need to do that in the high-end fight. That’s why we come to Nellis.” The evolving security landscape in Europe underscores the importance of not only possessing advanced aircra...