page_title: Aggressor squadron
hierarchical_section_title: Aggressor squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: USAF F-16C aggressor aircraft being used for dissimilar combat training. Original photograph found at af.mil and edited for qualitative purposes. USAF Caption: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon heads out to a range Jan. 31 during Red Flag 06-1 being held here Jan. 21 through Feb. 18. Red Flag tests aircrews' war-fighting skills in realistic combat situations. Aircraft fly missions day and night at the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range simulating an air war. Along with the Air Force, units from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. The F-16 is with the 64th Aggressor Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) Deutsch: F-16C der US Luftwaffe Feinddarstellungsflugzeug im Manövereinsatz. Das Originalfoto von af.mil wurde aus Gründen der Bildqualität nachbearbeitet.
context_page_description: An aggressor squadron or adversary squadron is a squadron that is trained to act as an opposing force in military wargames. Aggressor squadrons use enemy tactics, techniques, and procedures to give a realistic simulation of air combat. Since it is impractical to use actual enemy aircraft and equipment, surrogate aircraft are used to emulate potential adversaries. The first formal use of dissimilar aircraft for training was in 1968 by the Navy Fighter Weapons School, which used the A-4 Skyhawk to simulate the performance of the MiG-17. The success of formalized dissimilar air combat training led to transition of Navy Instrument Training Squadrons equipped with the A-4 into Adversary Squadrons at each Master Jet Base. The USAF followed suit with their first Aggressor squadrons at Nellis AFB equipped with the readily available T-38 Talon.
context_section_description: An aggressor squadron or adversary squadron (in the US Navy and USMC) is a squadron that is trained to act as an opposing force in military wargames. Aggressor squadrons use enemy tactics, techniques, and procedures to give a realistic simulation of air combat (as opposed to training against one's own forces). Since it is impractical to use actual enemy aircraft and equipment, surrogate aircraft are used to emulate potential adversaries. The first formal use of dissimilar aircraft for training was in 1968 by the Navy Fighter Weapons School (better known as "TOPGUN"), which used the A-4 Skyhawk to simulate the performance of the MiG-17. The success of formalized dissimilar air combat training (DACT) led to transition of Navy Instrument Training Squadrons equipped with the A-4 into Adversary Squadrons at each Master Jet Base. The USAF followed suit with their first Aggressor squadrons at Nellis AFB equipped with the readily available T-38 Talon.
caption: A USAF F-16C aggressor aircraft - the camouflage scheme emulates Soviet markings with multiple shades of blue and gray.
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