Red Flag Alaska 2006 has just started. I have found some really nice pictures on "Tango Red" on SwAFs official homepage, but it's illegal to copy the pictures. I give you urls.
BATCH 1
Beautiful picture
First stop at Lossiemouth air port in nothern Scotland
Refuelling in Öndre Strömfjord in south-west Greenland
Stopover in Yellowknife, north-west Canada
Ready to leave Iqaluit, north-eastern Canada
JAS39D Gripen at Cold Lake airbase, Canada
C-130 Hercules on its way to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
Ready to leave Cold Lake airbase
Cheif of maintainance
Maintainance is done, Eilson AFB in Alaska
Technicians hangs a fueltank
Preparations
Maintainace crew in action, Eilson AFB, Alaska
Litening III
JAS39C Gripen
"Tango Red" group leader
JAS39D Gripen and F-16s
Technician and pilot discuss the first practice flight
Two F-16 with airborne Gripens in the background
Time for the first RFA flight
Four Gripen pilots
F-16, Gripen and the nose of a C/F-18
Gripen take-off
F-16, C/F-18, KC-135
Edit: BATCH 2
Pilots and technicians get together after a flight (39D Gripen in the background)
Technician assists a pilot
Two Gripen pilots (F-16 in the background)
JAS 39C Gripen armed with Litening III and three fuel drop tanks
F-16 and Gripens
The swedish communication equipment
Gripen pilot takes the plane from here
Time for flight
Lined up Gripens and F-16s
The technicians are done with the Gripen fighters
Major Magnus Liljegren(swedish) and major Nate Graber(american) after a flight with a 39D Gripen
JAS39D Gripen take-off
Edit: BATCH 3
A study of a Gripen cockpit
KC-135 and Fighting Falcons
A swedish TACP-team
The helicopter is the target
FAC-corshair
FAC-view of the target area
Two 39C Gripen over target area
Edit: Pictures from USAF official site
Covered Gripens
Covered Gripen
Covered Gripen
F-15J from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force
F-16s from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force
F-16 and F-15s
Fighting Falcons
BATCH 1
Beautiful picture
First stop at Lossiemouth air port in nothern Scotland
Refuelling in Öndre Strömfjord in south-west Greenland
Stopover in Yellowknife, north-west Canada
Ready to leave Iqaluit, north-eastern Canada
JAS39D Gripen at Cold Lake airbase, Canada
C-130 Hercules on its way to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
Ready to leave Cold Lake airbase
Cheif of maintainance
Maintainance is done, Eilson AFB in Alaska
Technicians hangs a fueltank
Preparations
Maintainace crew in action, Eilson AFB, Alaska
Litening III
JAS39C Gripen
"Tango Red" group leader
JAS39D Gripen and F-16s
Technician and pilot discuss the first practice flight
Two F-16 with airborne Gripens in the background
Time for the first RFA flight
Four Gripen pilots
F-16, Gripen and the nose of a C/F-18
Gripen take-off
F-16, C/F-18, KC-135
Edit: BATCH 2
Pilots and technicians get together after a flight (39D Gripen in the background)
Technician assists a pilot
Two Gripen pilots (F-16 in the background)
JAS 39C Gripen armed with Litening III and three fuel drop tanks
F-16 and Gripens
The swedish communication equipment
Gripen pilot takes the plane from here
Time for flight
Lined up Gripens and F-16s
The technicians are done with the Gripen fighters
Major Magnus Liljegren(swedish) and major Nate Graber(american) after a flight with a 39D Gripen
JAS39D Gripen take-off
Edit: BATCH 3
A study of a Gripen cockpit
KC-135 and Fighting Falcons
A swedish TACP-team
The helicopter is the target
FAC-corshair
FAC-view of the target area
Two 39C Gripen over target area
Edit: Pictures from USAF official site
Covered Gripens
Covered Gripen
Covered Gripen
F-15J from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force
F-16s from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force
F-16 and F-15s
Fighting Falcons
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Wonderful, want more.