Space Aggressors support Red Flag 18-1

Maj. Jake Parish, flight commander of operations with the 379th Space Range Squadron, listens to communications during the 527th Space Aggressors Squadron’s support of Exercise RED FLAG 18-1 operations at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 8, 2018. Red flag is the Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise, providing combat training in a degraded and operationally limited environment. The Airmen supported RF 18-1 through satellite communication signal replication to provide adversary effect. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Airmen monitor equipment during the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron’s satellite communication in support of Exercise RED FLAG 18-1 operations at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 8, 2018. Red Flag occurs several times a year in both Nevada and Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Tech. Sgt. Frank Barone, flight chief for plans flight with the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, inputs data during the 527th’s satellite communication in support of RED FLAG operations at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 8, 2018. Space aggressors are the only organization in the Department of Defense charged with knowing, teaching and replicating space threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Maj. Jake Parish, flight commander of operations with the 379th Space Range Squadron, listens to communications during the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron’s satellite communication in support of RED FLAG operations Feb. 8, 2018, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Red flag is the Air Force’s largest air-to-air combat training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Maj. Michael Lammertin, operations flight commander with the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, monitors equipment during the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron’s communication in support of RED FLAG operations at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 8, 2018. Space aggressors deploy around the world to prepare joint and coalition forces to operate in environments where space services are contested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)