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Instead of building readiness, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/07\/05\/despite-training-range-flaws-red-flag-alaska-challenged-pilots-air-force-says\/\" target=_blank>Red Flag<\/a> does, Black Flag is designed to build capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seeks to do this by focusing on operational test and tactics development in an environment that realistically simulates massed forces in a high-threat environment, the release said. Black Flag is also the third in a trio of test events, alongside the multidomain test exercises Orange Flag and Emerald Flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlack Flag is essential to national defense,\u201d 53rd Wing commander Col. 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Mark Kelly signed an order Dec. 15 formally wrapping the tests up into Black Flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlack Flag accelerates months of work and combines it into a high-end, large force testing event,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cBecause combat is large force employment, test must also include large force employment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/02\/20\/air-force-chief-defends-f-35a-against-complaints-boasting-kills-at-red-flag\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5089431.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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