Nellis Aggressors Lead Advanced Red Forces Operations in Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 | Aviation

During the most recent iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle, the Nellis Aggressors squadrons played a crucial role in providing an exceptionally realistic training environment for participating aircrews.

On Aug. 10, 2024, the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center concluded Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a joint exercise which is part of the Air Force’s re-optimization for Great Power Competition. The exercise, which took place across several locations in California and in airspace over the eastern Pacific Ocean, was designed to test the capabilities of the Air Force to better prepare for the challenges that it could meet in a future conflict with peer adversaries.

Bamboo Eagle specifically focused on distributed command and control, disaggregated mission generation and the joint maritime environment, said the service. The exercise kicked off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on Aug. 2, before moving to various locations.

“As an Air Force, we are learning that we are all going to be on the front lines,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Commander. “The USAF no longer has the luxury of projecting power from…