I wished my uncle could see this movie before he passed during Covid. He was a fighter pilot. I am so proud of my uncle and all of these brave men/women.
I saw this in IMAX opening day with my dad. We loved every minute of it! Sadly he didn’t live long enough to see Top Gun: Maverick, but man he would’ve loved it too.
I have watched countless hours of wonderful stories and film this on, however, is something else not only will I "keep" this film I intent to share it as far as I can very very good for all kinds of reasons
@@marktrain9498 ohhhh...I was wondering why the were not flying F35s and F22s. I thought maybe because it would've been unfair to some of the other nations that didn’t have em lol
One more thing I love your stories about your grandfather very touching and heartwarming God bless him for his Service and all how followed him! thank you all for your service God bless everyone of you!!🇺🇸✝️
This was really well produced and directed. Very complex aircraft movement scenes, great post production, nice work all around and what amazing access to real aircraft and aviators!!
Such an Honor to become a fighter pilot also, just like your Grandfather. Tough battles in WWII he was involved in. His Medals awarded are quite the story of how it was. He, and all who have served our country, are so very much appreciated. Thank you all. ♥️🇺🇲♥️ ♥️🇺🇲♥️ ♥️🇺🇲♥️
Watched this from far way from US, Bangladesh, Love your gesture as a pilot and respect to ur grand dad and pilots& all crews. Just Crying to see this last words. I am 53 year old man and My dad was WW2 veteran airman of RAF. He was injured in a combat in Burma front and parachuted. Dont know what to write you man. Its just feel from inside.
This my friends is training. Though I was never good enough fly, my training was at Fort Irwin, California, having mock battles against the OPFOR, which is basically those stationed at Fort Irwin. They act as the enemy, dressing in the uniforms of the enemy which for my Battalion was Soviet Uniforms. I believe that they dress in Arab uniforms now. I was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and they fly the whole Battalion over as if you were going to war. Once you land you're assigned the proper equipment and vehicles, you start prepping and training f about 2 weeks. Then you go up against the OPFOR. It's very intense training and "combat". My first time I was "killed" and they make you ride back to the post in a garbage truck as motivation so you don't do it again. I'm quite sure that these pilots had way more fun than we did, but the training is absolutely essential for all of us.
It is awesome to see a great documentary of the integration and training behind our Air Force and Allies. Capturing the entire cadre of the war machine, intel, maintenance, munitions, fire and rescue really speaks to the true story of professionalism it takes to accomplish the mission. I spent 3 years at Nellis AFB in the Bomb Dump maintaining, building, delivering, planning, and supporting all facets that go into delivering the explosive armaments employed during these Red Flag exercises, Air Warrior exercises, and the USAF Fighter Weapons School training. I had the honor and pleasure of working with the best, most dedicated professionals found in any industry or enterprise. They include the men and women of the Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Army - plus several other nations. I really don’t believe there’s another nation that trains it’s military and it’s allies harder and smarter than ours.
You have to watch "Mover Ruins Movies" where he dissects this video 1) This is not Eglin, it is Mountain Home AFB in Idaho. 2) They never send one guy to Red Flag, they send an entire squadron 3) Most of this is shot with Stratton in the back seat of an F15E. The shots transform from an F15C with no tanks going east at FL250 into Miami Center (instead of west) and then somehow morphing into an F15E doing a low level, with that same F15E landing at Nellis. 4) "Tractor", the Red Air commander (actually came talked to my ALS class in Tyndall AFB) is most certainly being filmed in the back seat of an F15E since the IMAX cameras were probably too big to fit in a Viper. I could go on for days, so many things wrong with this video LOL.
I'm amazed at not only the production quality, but by the military technology in 2004 which was probably at least a few years old by the time this was filmed (battlefield/ situational awareness software, LCD screens, digital combat tracking, visualization, AWAC Displays/ Integration, simulation, etc.). I especially liked [and was previously unaware of] all the different training and jobs/ support roles/ exercises, over just simulated aviation combat/ dogfighting (I thought that was all the Red Flag Exercise entailed).
Those were not the true picture on the displays in the AWACS, those screens are classified. There was a lot of CG but it was cool and yes I hope we always stay ahead of the rest!
That's because none of those views in the AWACS are real. The AWACS guy running the mission on board is an F-15 Guy. The displays in AWACS looking nothing like that, they are very old and outdated.
My grandpa didn't fly prop jobs (my great uncle trained pilots in Hurricanes in BC during WWII), but he fought in Dunkirk, Dieppe, North Africa, and the rest of Italy through Anzio and got to rest to end at Monte Cassino. But he did tell me the same stories I heard in this show. I want to say propaganda but its a true story. If you're in the West the US still has its shit together gods willing.
What a great video! It filled me with such awe and pride in our fighting forces. So much appreciation and respect for what all of our fighting men and women do for us every day. I especially loved the acknowledgement of our fighters from WW2, truly the greatest generation.
2 years ago i got my flight baptism joining a friend who is a hobbypilot in a small single prop, top wing cessna sportsplane. I will never forget the feeling i got taking off and feeling so free in the air. Wish it lasted forever. Great docu 😉 Greetings from Belgium ⬛🟨🟥
The sound design during the startup sequences was incredibly well done! Pure mechanical eargasm! Kudos to the madlads that fly and maintain them, and salutations to the genius minds that built them. -An aspiring Aeronautical Engineer
I wish you could experience it at an IMAX location! It’s incredible to watch and listen to on there 👍 They have, or at least had it at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patt AFB! Watched it many times as a kid as I lived 15 minutes away and went with my dad once a month. He had to have hated the museum after a while haha. Man do I miss going there.
Nellis AFB has a great display of Russian aircraft and AA and tanks that takes a top secret or secret clearance to see. I had one in the 80's and got to sit in many Russian aircraft and ground vehicles including AA and ground to air missile batteries among many more interesting aircraft like the ground attack aircraft. It was interesting and great fun.
I was honored to help work on this production and be the “gopher” for the crew on the military side. I was a SrA at the time. As a thank you, they had me in the scene from 17:34-17:47, bottom right with the high and tight haircut in BDUs.
Brilliant and superb to see that the movie identifies the part that everyone plays in achieving what the pilot does. A team effort by all, but rarely do the support staff get the recognition.
Thanks for this doc that is well done and instructive - the real stuff. Have always loved these high-tech birds - the technology is incredible and to watch them fly is awesome. The real "top gun" pilots are the grandfathers who had to do with what they had. Real heroes.
This was truly an amazing watch!! The angles and views that they were able to get are insane!!! I have never seen such an awesome documentary on fighter planes, or any subject it is really good. I didnt want it to end. Great job on a beautiful production. I wish there were more for me to watch. I am sad I just now found this amazing video. Thank you for all the hard work.
@@MrRadialdrift I was wondering how much was CGI, but considering when this was made CGI wasnt as good as it is now it was really well done. Still exciting and well made, I think it would be interesting to see how much was CGI but eh. still a great watch!! Thank you!!
Superb documentary, probably the best on aerial warfare I have ever seen. Cinematography was superb, not flashy, just right for the subject. Thanks for all the hard work needed to produce such an amazing film.
Of all the numerous trainings i have received through out my time in the US Navy, Shipboard fire fighting, Damage Control and Shore flight line fire fighting, Fire fighting trainings were My Utmost Favorites. Each time the time came To Re-Qualify i always Looked Forward to it !!! I always took those Classes Very very Seriously and during classroom theory and on field actualls i do them with the Utmost Enthusiasm and interest !!! For me this is the Best training and Instructions the Navy has ever Given me.
Thank you for saying it, The world forgets American involvement in World War 2, we caught wars on two fronts at the same time, one with Germany, and the other with Japan, not counting Italy. And we never occupied their country when they were defeated. Yes, we have bases there and still do, but we will leave if they want us to. So Thanks again.
@@weidleswhere the hell do you get your history from. We occupied Germany for the following 55 years after the war and Japan for 7 years after their surrender
@@MaxVerslappin48We never occupied them, we protected them from the communists, we never got involved in their government, and then the wall fell. We still have bases there. Would leave if they asked us to.
@@MaxVerslappin48 We only occupied W Germany to protect them from Russia and E Germany, When the wall fell Germany became one, but America never got involved with who was elected to control Germany, we were there to protect them and democracy. We still have military bases there and would pack up and leave if asked. As for Japan, they attacked us and took us those 7 years to reestablish a new government, we have bases there too, to protect them, and would leave if asked. Why are you so angry.
Between being a crew chief of the C-130 E at red flag in 1987 in my spare time ground crewed a T-38 aggressor aircraft earned a aggressor crew chief patch that is totally cool. Very few if any ANG enlisted have ever gotten that patch from the USAF. It includes the hammer and cycle is red with the red star in gold. I was a E 5 at the time USAF 1964-1968, ANG 1983-1990 go Air Force.
OMG, this is exciting to see how these fighter pilots train in a very dangerous war game. This is better than any i've seen in the movie. Salute to all and kudos to the film crew showing footage of the Red Flag event. God bless all and stay safe.
come here after top gun movie, this is excellent! it fills me more of the aviation information to understand the movie. Really respect the pilots and the ground crews, and this industry. Salute to you all.
To all the service men and women from home and our allies abroad. Thank you. May our Lord keep and bless you always. For the sacrifices made by life or limb and the families that carry their crosses proudly.... you are what humanity must always be and achieve for.
I saw the video of the rescue at the Air and Space Museum in a theater they had there. I’ve been to many museums around the country. I see many of these types of aircraft all the time including the AWACS.
Your such a lucky bastard.. in my case i blame my great grand father Spanish to go to the Philippines..then impregnate a woman and here i am.. im in a rabbit hole 3rd world country.
I was based at Nellis for 3 years and it was pretty awesome. Red Flags, Gunsmokes, and the FWS brought a LOT of action there. I was in CRS (component repair squadron) so we fixed and cal'd systems from all over the place, including 37th Stealths. Although I tired of the desert, I think back fondly of my time there (1988-1991)
Great film, only negative being that the audio post production seemed as though it was done by more than one person, since I kept on having to lower and raise the volume on numerous occasions.
This film seems to be more then An Air Force Red Flag Training.These Felt like A long Salute to all The Men And Women that have died and serve their country with Honor.Thinking that they will carry their Indomitable Spirit,Pride, and Feel Proud and Happy.
PARESE. MENTIRA. QUE. UN. PAIS. CON. 200. AÑOS. A. PARTIR. DE. LOS. AÑOS. 30. SE. COMBIRTIERON. EN. UNA. SUPER. POTENCIA. INALCANSABLES. NO. ME. VENDAN. HUMO. CHINO. QUE. NO. LE GANARON. A. NADIE
What an incredible documentary! I was glued to the screen every second. I wish it had given a little info on how every country did, but I suppose that would've taken away from the overall point
greatest doc i watched lately .. remembering all the aspects of the military that go beyond personal records the bigger picture is what matters - in striving to make it happen we become better that we imagined before also the message about war is most important .. id rather exercise the rest of my time than going into a short bloody useless war .. politicians and civilians should understand no matter how ready and hot the military is - they dont actually want the combat so make wise choices in life
Seeing our men and women of the air preparing for take off always makes me emotional maybe cuz my family is in the air force but everytime I see these planes and our heros flying off to protect our country is just beyond amazing I love our top gun men and women
I remember this movie! It is originally an IMAX release, and I saw it in an IMAX theatre in 2004. It's interesting that the fighter he flies is from Mountain Home AFB, ID. At 7:40 the F-15 that rolls out is from Kadena AB, Japan.
He's also wearing patches for the 58th FS, which flew F-15Cs out of Eglin AFB in Florida when in the mass brief at the beginning. Not to mention the in-cockpit footage shows him in the back of an F-15E Strike Eagle.
Saw this movie 10+ times as a kid at the imax theater at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio, Wright Patt AFB. Never realized how lucky I am to live 15 minutes from there! I’m gonna have to go sometime soon, it’s been forever since I’ve been!
Awesome documentary reminded me of a movie the flying scenes were on par with the Movie Top gun. One of the best if not best aviation documentary I have seen.
I would not call it a true documentary, there's a lot of staged fighting going on there. Notice when the Viper got behind the F-15 flight and the entire flight proceeded to try to evade the lone F-16 in formation?? Yeah, a bandit shows up on your 6, that formation is going to break up with one group going left and the other half going right. Also F-15's tend to fly line abreast about 1-5 miles apart with their radars blasting.
Excellent cinematography - particularly in the first part when the planes were dog fighting. Although there were some maneuvers that in a real dog fight, a pilot would never do - like a barrel roll. Having said that, it was cool to watch.
Really curious how old this is, they're talking about the F-15 being the most powerful and the best fighter in the world, when the F-22 has been around for 20 years. And the Brits? Flying Harriers? How long ago did they get rid of those?
Brilliant documentary. Gets you in all the patriotic American feels in the opening segment that you can relate to whether or not you’re someone with a military background.
That has to be the best job in the world even with the very real dangers one would face. I nearly had my pilot's license at 16 and wanted to go Air Force. As a senior in high school I had been running, lifting weights, etc for preparation to go in. When I went to take my physical in the middle of the Vietnam war I failed it due to hearing and it ended my dream of being a fighter pilot. On top of that, my eyes went from 20/15 to needing glasses. Talk about disappointed! To this day it still gets to me sometimes.
What a great story as told by the next generation of super airman fighters. Thank you both for sharing your stories. And to the men and women who continue to stand in defence to protect and serve. Thank you!
It needs to be reiterated that this film was shot on true IMAX film. Notice the difference in image quality, the vividness and the in your face moment in every shot yet somehow delicate and timeless feel.
High Flight poem and I stepped out and touched the face of God. May God always Bless our AirForce personnel. The absolute pride and professionalism that they do everyday are part and parcel of our total great military services. I saw our aircrews tear up Saddam Hussein ground and air targets to pieces! Thank you for your service. J.Fuselier HHC 3Bde. 2nd Armored Division. Fort Hood, Texas, 76544. Operation Desert Storm.
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I wished my uncle could see this movie before he passed during Covid. He was a fighter pilot. I am so proud of my uncle and all of these brave men/women.
Your Uncle was a King. May I ask wich branch he flew?
My condolences
I saw this in IMAX opening day with my dad. We loved every minute of it!
Sadly he didn’t live long enough to see Top Gun: Maverick, but man he would’ve loved it too.
Without a doubt the BEST real life example of cooperation, production, and capability. Just AWSOME!
I have watched countless hours of wonderful stories and film this on, however, is something else not only will I "keep" this film I intent to share it as far as I can very very good for all kinds of reasons
We’re you drunk writing this
@@sonicsupersam7793 you just think he was because he is talking faxs
@@kevinshelley9766 no I just genuinely can’t understand what he is trying to say
As a kid building model planes 35 yrs ago, this might be the best thing I've watched!!
This is a very well made Doc. The camera views are awesome. Great job to the Dev's.
A very good video that made me, a 78 year old man, very happy to see these young warriors doing their jobs so well
Really? 78 ? Hell yeh 😎👍
@@arcanjopixel my pic is me at 50 years old
This documentary is 20 years old. These guys aren't so young anymore.
@@marktrain9498 ohhhh...I was wondering why the were not flying F35s and F22s. I thought maybe because it would've been unfair to some of the other nations that didn’t have em lol
@@marktrain9498 this doc is from 2002? Damn, the camera quality back then was stellar. Seems more like 10-15 years ago but you could be right
This is the best documentary footage I have ever seen of Tier 1 military aircraft, period. Well done on this acquisition Spark!!!
For a 2004 movie this is still great quality production
Probably better than today, and in 1080P. When you look at all the military technology in this film it's hard to believe it is 20+ years old.
I always wanted to watch this because my dad was a pilot in the air force. thank you so much for sharing
As a retired English Airport Firefighter, I really enjoyed Red Flag. Thanks for every so much for the insight.
One more thing I love your stories about your grandfather very touching and heartwarming God bless him for his Service and all how followed him! thank you all for your service God bless everyone of you!!🇺🇸✝️
Can not get over how good this is and the sound of the planes is amazing.
This was really well produced and directed. Very complex aircraft movement scenes, great post production, nice work all around and what amazing access to real aircraft and aviators!!
Such an Honor to become a fighter pilot also, just like your Grandfather. Tough battles in WWII he was involved in. His Medals awarded are quite the story of how it was. He, and all who have served our country, are so very much appreciated. Thank you all.
♥️🇺🇲♥️ ♥️🇺🇲♥️ ♥️🇺🇲♥️
Watched this from far way from US, Bangladesh, Love your gesture as a pilot and respect to ur grand dad and pilots& all crews. Just Crying to see this last words. I am 53 year old man and My dad was WW2 veteran airman of RAF. He was injured in a combat in Burma front and parachuted. Dont know what to write you man. Its just feel from inside.
This my friends is training. Though I was never good enough fly, my training was at Fort Irwin, California, having mock battles against the OPFOR, which is basically those stationed at Fort Irwin. They act as the enemy, dressing in the uniforms of the enemy which for my Battalion was Soviet Uniforms. I believe that they dress in Arab uniforms now. I was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and they fly the whole Battalion over as if you were going to war. Once you land you're assigned the proper equipment and vehicles, you start prepping and training f about 2 weeks. Then you go up against the OPFOR. It's very intense training and "combat". My first time I was "killed" and they make you ride back to the post in a garbage truck as motivation so you don't do it again. I'm quite sure that these pilots had way more fun than we did, but the training is absolutely essential for all of us.
It is awesome to see a great documentary of the integration and training behind our Air Force and Allies.
Capturing the entire cadre of the war machine, intel, maintenance, munitions, fire and rescue really speaks to the true story of professionalism it takes to accomplish the mission.
I spent 3 years at Nellis AFB in the Bomb Dump maintaining, building, delivering, planning, and supporting all facets that go into delivering the explosive armaments employed during these Red Flag exercises, Air Warrior exercises, and the USAF Fighter Weapons School training.
I had the honor and pleasure of working with the best, most dedicated professionals found in any industry or enterprise. They include the men and women of the Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Army - plus several other nations.
I really don’t believe there’s another nation that trains it’s military and it’s allies harder and smarter than ours.
You have to watch "Mover Ruins Movies" where he dissects this video
1) This is not Eglin, it is Mountain Home AFB in Idaho.
2) They never send one guy to Red Flag, they send an entire squadron
3) Most of this is shot with Stratton in the back seat of an F15E. The shots transform from an F15C with no tanks going east at FL250 into Miami Center (instead of west) and then somehow morphing into an F15E doing a low level, with that same F15E landing at Nellis.
4) "Tractor", the Red Air commander (actually came talked to my ALS class in Tyndall AFB) is most certainly being filmed in the back seat of an F15E since the IMAX cameras were probably too big to fit in a Viper.
I could go on for days, so many things wrong with this video LOL.
I'm thinking they're in the back seats of f-15d, the 2 seat eagle, but not strike eagle?
@@qbasicmichael very possible, most of this was shot at Mountain Home so it could have been either the D or the E
And they kept showing that lying bald a-hole of an actornot Scott Kelly. Or is that is his twin Mark Kelly?? Lol the whole thing is laughable
I'm amazed at not only the production quality, but by the military technology in 2004 which was probably at least a few years old by the time this was filmed (battlefield/ situational awareness software, LCD screens, digital combat tracking, visualization, AWAC Displays/ Integration, simulation, etc.). I especially liked [and was previously unaware of] all the different training and jobs/ support roles/ exercises, over just simulated aviation combat/ dogfighting (I thought that was all the Red Flag Exercise entailed).
Those were not the true picture on the displays in the AWACS, those screens are classified. There was a lot of CG but it was cool and yes I hope we always stay ahead of the rest!
That's because none of those views in the AWACS are real. The AWACS guy running the mission on board is an F-15 Guy. The displays in AWACS looking nothing like that, they are very old and outdated.
My grandpa didn't fly prop jobs (my great uncle trained pilots in Hurricanes in BC during WWII), but he fought in Dunkirk, Dieppe, North Africa, and the rest of Italy through Anzio and got to rest to end at Monte Cassino. But he did tell me the same stories I heard in this show. I want to say propaganda but its a true story. If you're in the West the US still has its shit together gods willing.
@@CHECK6-963 so those 3D graphics are not real?
I'd kill to see this with f22's!
Cinematography is amazing
End credit says IMAX production
I know right, that was the best f-15 movie/documentary I've ever seen
Saw this in IMAX when it came out and it was absolutely breathtaking.
you know... I was just thinking, "this feels a lot like an IMAX film." Thank you for validating my suspicions.
I saw this twice in imax as a kid, loved it. Just now noticing there's some clever CGI overlays during the first-person shots
What a great video! It filled me with such awe and pride in our fighting forces. So much appreciation and respect for what all of our fighting men and women do for us every day. I especially loved the acknowledgement of our fighters from WW2, truly the greatest generation.
2 years ago i got my flight baptism joining a friend who is a hobbypilot in a small single prop, top wing cessna sportsplane.
I will never forget the feeling i got taking off and feeling so free in the air.
Wish it lasted forever.
Great docu 😉 Greetings from Belgium ⬛🟨🟥
I was Captain Stratton's Crew Chief at Eglin AFB from 03-05. Still have a framed photo with him myself and our jet. Solid man for sure.
John is my wife's cousin. I've met him a few times & watched him play soccer against Creighton up in Omaha. Great guy.
The sound design during the startup sequences was incredibly well done! Pure mechanical eargasm! Kudos to the madlads that fly and maintain them, and salutations to the genius minds that built them.
-An aspiring Aeronautical Engineer
The only thing more impressive than the pilots and flight crew, are the amazing minds that created such a machine
@@asteve6537 indeed
I wish you could experience it at an IMAX location! It’s incredible to watch and listen to on there 👍 They have, or at least had it at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patt AFB! Watched it many times as a kid as I lived 15 minutes away and went with my dad once a month. He had to have hated the museum after a while haha.
Man do I miss going there.
@@ridestolenbmx100 Man, IMAX makes everything sound good.
The first five minutes and I already liking this.
Simmering away delightfully isn't it, I wonder if you know what date?
Do excuse my stupidly, 2004 it states under the title, gonna devour this right now. ✈️
Me too
Reminds me of "step into liquid " or endless summer the way its done
Nellis AFB has a great display of Russian aircraft and AA and tanks that takes a top secret or secret clearance to see. I had one in the 80's and got to sit in many Russian aircraft and ground vehicles including AA and ground to air missile batteries among many more interesting aircraft like the ground attack aircraft. It was interesting and great fun.
I was honored to help work on this production and be the “gopher” for the crew on the military side. I was a SrA at the time. As a thank you, they had me in the scene from 17:34-17:47, bottom right with the high and tight haircut in BDUs.
Brilliant and superb to see that the movie identifies the part that everyone plays in achieving what the pilot does. A team effort by all, but rarely do the support staff get the recognition.
it's not a Doc, it's a MOVIE!!! Thank you guys who did it!
Thanks for this doc that is well done and instructive - the real stuff. Have always loved these high-tech birds - the technology is incredible and to watch them fly is awesome. The real "top gun" pilots are the grandfathers who had to do with what they had. Real heroes.
What incredible footage.. i can't believe how these pilots do it. Thankyou for the documentary!
This was truly an amazing watch!! The angles and views that they were able to get are insane!!! I have never seen such an awesome documentary on fighter planes, or any subject it is really good. I didnt want it to end. Great job on a beautiful production. I wish there were more for me to watch. I am sad I just now found this amazing video. Thank you for all the hard work.
Nevermind I just found all of the other spark videos I can now watch!!! They are all awesome!!
Well, a lot of these amazing angles and views are CGI
@@MrRadialdrift I was wondering how much was CGI, but considering when this was made CGI wasnt as good as it is now it was really well done. Still exciting and well made, I think it would be interesting to see how much was CGI but eh. still a great watch!! Thank you!!
Aviation photography masterpiece
Thankyou to everyone who took part in the this whole experience and sharing it to ordinary me! I love being ordinary me. But I wish I could be you!
Superb documentary, probably the best on aerial warfare I have ever seen. Cinematography was superb, not flashy, just right for the subject. Thanks for all the hard work needed to produce such an amazing film.
Of all the numerous trainings i have received through out my time in the US Navy, Shipboard fire fighting, Damage Control and Shore flight line fire fighting, Fire fighting trainings were My Utmost Favorites. Each time the time came To Re-Qualify i always Looked Forward to it !!! I always took those Classes Very very Seriously and during classroom theory and on field actualls i do them with the Utmost Enthusiasm and interest !!! For me this is the Best training and Instructions the Navy has ever Given me.
Amazing. I actually forgot I was even watching Utube. This is the kind of stuff people pay their cable bills for, just to be able to watch.
Amazingly filmed, edited and narrated. My respects to all participants.
Thanks for protecting us down here in Europe. We owe you our freedom america. Humble respect from France
Thank you for saying it, The world forgets American involvement in World War 2, we caught wars on two fronts at the same time, one with Germany, and the other with Japan, not counting Italy. And we never occupied their country when they were defeated. Yes, we have bases there and still do, but we will leave if they want us to. So Thanks again.
@@weidleswhere the hell do you get your history from. We occupied Germany for the following 55 years after the war and Japan for 7 years after their surrender
If it wasn’t for our French friends and allies we never would have gotten the chance to be our own country so we Thankyou you for that!
@@MaxVerslappin48We never occupied them, we protected them from the communists, we never got involved in their government, and then the wall fell. We still have bases there. Would leave if they asked us to.
@@MaxVerslappin48 We only occupied W Germany to protect them from Russia and E Germany, When the wall fell Germany became one, but America never got involved with who was elected to control Germany, we were there to protect them and democracy. We still have military bases there and would pack up and leave if asked. As for Japan, they attacked us and took us those 7 years to reestablish a new government, we have bases there too, to protect them, and would leave if asked. Why are you so angry.
That was the best! My 22 years of Air Force service and I loved this story. Go Kadena Team (ZZ F-15’s) ! 1984 to 1992! Loved it
There are so many people that want to be at ur place rn ur a great guy man
This is more of a simulated war movie than a documentary. Not complaining.
Between being a crew chief of the C-130 E at red flag in 1987 in my spare time ground crewed a T-38 aggressor aircraft earned a aggressor crew chief patch that is totally cool. Very few if any ANG enlisted have ever gotten that patch from the USAF. It includes the hammer and cycle is red with the red star in gold. I was a E 5 at the time USAF 1964-1968, ANG 1983-1990 go Air Force.
At least we hear the precious history we missed
Not everyone went through this
You jealous?
First, Thank you all for your service. 18 years later and I am still highly impressed.
OMG, this is exciting to see how these fighter pilots train in a very dangerous war game. This is better than any i've seen in the movie. Salute to all and kudos to the film crew showing footage of the Red Flag event. God bless all and stay safe.
come here after top gun movie, this is excellent! it fills me more of the aviation information to understand the movie. Really respect the pilots and the ground crews, and this industry. Salute to you all.
Great video! I participated in Red Flag a number of years ago when I flew with the navy.
Lucky
just when i thought some documentaries were gettin old, spark has brought me back
Truly amazing and loved the values these men and women got out if this training course...Teamwork is the only way to victory!
Very nice story! Heart felt every time you mention your grandfather! To all our military, I can’t thank enough. God bless !
This was an absolutely incredible production! Well done and well worth watching! Awesome doc.
the greatest generation fits men like this perfectly. its an honor to him that you followed in his footsteps.
F15 is the most beautiful aircraft!
To all the service men and women from home and our allies abroad. Thank you. May our Lord keep and bless you always. For the sacrifices made by life or limb and the families that carry their crosses proudly.... you are what humanity must always be and achieve for.
I saw the video of the rescue at the Air and Space Museum in a theater they had there. I’ve been to many museums around the country. I see many of these types of aircraft all the time including the AWACS.
Your such a lucky bastard.. in my case i blame my great grand father Spanish to go to the Philippines..then impregnate a woman and here i am.. im in a rabbit hole 3rd world country.
I was based at Nellis for 3 years and it was pretty awesome. Red Flags, Gunsmokes, and the FWS brought a LOT of action there. I was in CRS (component repair squadron) so we fixed and cal'd systems from all over the place, including 37th Stealths. Although I tired of the desert, I think back fondly of my time there (1988-1991)
My dad is a tomcat pilot and he loves every second of it
the Grumman F-14 Tomcat
In Iran ?
Ummmm F14s have been retired since 2006. So how can your dad be a tomcat pilot lol
@@spitfirealexix3640 right!!! They've been retired since 2006 in US lol
Excellent photography and sound. And the flying - the real thing and so much better than Top Gun!
Great film, only negative being that the audio post production seemed as though it was done by more than one person, since I kept on having to lower and raise the volume on numerous occasions.
This film seems to be more then An Air Force Red Flag Training.These Felt like A long Salute to all The Men And Women that have died and serve their country with Honor.Thinking that they will carry their Indomitable Spirit,Pride, and Feel Proud and Happy.
Tremendous video with incredibly dedicated people! Thank you all for your service!
QUE. GRANDE. Y. PODEROSO. ES. EEUU. DIOS. LOS. PROTEJA. PARA. LA. ETERNIDAD. SON. JOVENES. DINAMICOS. RICOS. YLIBRES
PARESE. MENTIRA. QUE. UN. PAIS. CON. 200. AÑOS. A. PARTIR. DE. LOS. AÑOS. 30. SE. COMBIRTIERON. EN. UNA. SUPER. POTENCIA. INALCANSABLES. NO. ME. VENDAN. HUMO. CHINO. QUE. NO. LE GANARON. A. NADIE
The best Doco I have ever seen. Really gets to the heart of "The TEAM"
What an incredible documentary! I was glued to the screen every second. I wish it had given a little info on how every country did, but I suppose that would've taken away from the overall point
How every country did? This was games.. no Rushan Ssu or Migs to de-sky them like the Ukies were.
I saw this for the first time in 2018 at the air force museum in Dayton Ohio and still watch it all the time.
One of my many dreams to fly in a fighter. The only dream possible. Some day!
greatest doc i watched lately .. remembering all the aspects of the military that go beyond personal records
the bigger picture is what matters - in striving to make it happen we become better that we imagined before
also the message about war is most important ..
id rather exercise the rest of my time than going into a short bloody useless war ..
politicians and civilians should understand no matter how ready and hot the military is - they dont actually want the combat
so make wise choices in life
Great video. Amazing how many of the aircraft in this exercise aren't even in use anymore!
I find it more amazing how many still are, hoben how Ole this documentary is. The F-16, F-18 and A-10 for instance are still in use.
This was the best moovie of all I have seen already in my entire life! Thanks to all. accept my humble respects.
F15 is the most badass fighter at this moment! Thank god you see that aswell now and started buying more of those birds
Seeing our men and women of the air preparing for take off always makes me emotional maybe cuz my family is in the air force but everytime I see these planes and our heros flying off to protect our country is just beyond amazing I love our top gun men and women
I remember this movie! It is originally an IMAX release, and I saw it in an IMAX theatre in 2004. It's interesting that the fighter he flies is from Mountain Home AFB, ID.
At 7:40 the F-15 that rolls out is from Kadena AB, Japan.
yeah, the tail flashes were all over the place.
He's also wearing patches for the 58th FS, which flew F-15Cs out of Eglin AFB in Florida when in the mass brief at the beginning.
Not to mention the in-cockpit footage shows him in the back of an F-15E Strike Eagle.
After a couple of trips to Red Flag, combat was a piece of cake.
I got the chance to sit in the cockpit of an F-15 during the Singapore airshow in 2014~
It was so long ago I can barely remember the inside...
Best fighter pilot video on youtube, production level is above top gun 2 thought it was released in 2004.
This might be a good real combat movie... amazing cinematography
Saw this movie 10+ times as a kid at the imax theater at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio, Wright Patt AFB.
Never realized how lucky I am to live 15 minutes from there!
I’m gonna have to go sometime soon, it’s been forever since I’ve been!
I enjoyed every moment of this video. Thank you very much. Operation Red Flag👍💪❤️ was phenomenal.
Excellent documentary with some stunning cinematography - Well worth a watch.
The best part of this video is the "bbbrrrrrrttttttt" of the A-10s
“A-10 ‘Hog’: ‘At $60,000 an hour to fly - better buy a gas ⛽️ station!” 😜⛽️🤪⛽️🤪⛽️🤪
WOW. Very impressive. Beautifully shot and such a rich story. Far more superior than both of the Top Gun movies!
Awesome documentary reminded me of a movie the flying scenes were on par with the Movie Top gun. One of the best if not best aviation documentary I have seen.
I would not call it a true documentary, there's a lot of staged fighting going on there.
Notice when the Viper got behind the F-15 flight and the entire flight proceeded to try to evade the lone F-16 in formation??
Yeah, a bandit shows up on your 6, that formation is going to break up with one group going left and the other half going right.
Also F-15's tend to fly line abreast about 1-5 miles apart with their radars blasting.
Amazing story....ur grandfather was such a handsome hero...God bless ur family...I salute u
Excellent cinematography - particularly in the first part when the planes were dog fighting. Although there were some maneuvers that in a real dog fight, a pilot would never do - like a barrel roll. Having said that, it was cool to watch.
The only reason to barrel roll, would be if you were flying faster than the target and you wanted to slow down your closure without losing speed.
@@pogo1140 True. But not while the enemy is on your six.
"there were some maneuvers that in a real dog fight, a pilot would never do - like a barrel roll."
Can you time stamp where you saw that?
Why music in the background is louder than the lector?
It’s always that way. More irritating than entertaining.
In depth documentary. Well done.
Really curious how old this is, they're talking about the F-15 being the most powerful and the best fighter in the world, when the F-22 has been around for 20 years. And the Brits? Flying Harriers? How long ago did they get rid of those?
@@Ekatha I believe that this was filmed in 2004. It may have been released that same year too, but I’m not too sure.
this is crazy awesome. Can you imagine, co-ordinating this many allied nations? It's an incredible feat!
Brilliant documentary. Gets you in all the patriotic American feels in the opening segment that you can relate to whether or not you’re someone with a military background.
That has to be the best job in the world even with the very real dangers one would face. I nearly had my pilot's license at 16 and wanted to go Air Force. As a senior in high school I had been running, lifting weights, etc for preparation to go in. When I went to take my physical in the middle of the Vietnam war I failed it due to hearing and it ended my dream of being a fighter pilot. On top of that, my eyes went from 20/15 to needing glasses. Talk about disappointed! To this day it still gets to me sometimes.
Probably the best video on Red Flag I've ever had the pleasure of viewing.Thanx. Great stuff.
What a great story as told by the next generation of super airman fighters. Thank you both for sharing your stories. And to the men and women who continue to stand in defence to protect and serve. Thank you!
14:33 The capability of these fighters are incredible and these are the older generation variety
The most beautiful and powerful fighter that ever built in the world
It needs to be reiterated that this film was shot on true IMAX film. Notice the difference in image quality, the vividness and the in your face moment in every shot yet somehow delicate and timeless feel.
feel like this documentary was gathering dust somewhere in storage, it do have a 00's vibe
I can’t believe this documentary was made back in 2004! imagine how technology changed since then.
Now unmanned aircrafts and drones
This was exceptional! Thanks for posting.
High Flight poem and I stepped out and touched the face of God. May God always Bless our AirForce personnel. The absolute pride and professionalism that they do everyday are part and parcel of our total great military services. I saw our aircrews tear up Saddam Hussein ground and air targets to pieces! Thank you for your service. J.Fuselier HHC 3Bde. 2nd Armored Division. Fort Hood, Texas, 76544. Operation Desert Storm.
The A10 blrrrr is something else...
Blew my mind. Best doco of it's kind that I have seen.
wow . i love so much pilot ( u-s-a ) thanks sir .
I remember watching this years ago. Still awesome!
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@@davidsalcido383 who’s laughing now