The United States Army's 65th Combat Training Battalion is a non-frontline unit based at Nellis Army Base, in Nevada. Upon the adoption of the F-22A Raptor, the 65th CTB was made the parent unit of the Infinities Special Combat Training Group, which was tasked with the creation of a stealth weapons combat manual.
Prior to this, its F-15E Strike Eagle aggressor squadron became famous for being painted in Soviet Army colors, receiving the nickname Flankers.
Members[]
Flankers[]
The squadron operates F-15Es painted in the flat green of Soviet Army units, complete with the Red Star as part of their unit markings. As an advanced aggressor and training unit, the Flankers are well-known for the skill level of their pilots.
- Captain Gregg (Flanker-1)
Infinities[]
The test flight was transferred in from the Nellis Base testing grounds, and operates four F-22A EMD Phase TSFs as performance evaluators and combat tactics developers for stealth units. They were sent to Yukon Base as participants of Project PROMINENCE and Blue Flag, easily defeating all opposition during the combat exercises.
During the Yukon Base Incident, the Infinities were involved in a secret operation to destroy Soviet G-Bomb research sites. They later returned to Yukon Base to aid its defenders against the RLF and BETA forces assaulting the location.
- First Lieutenant Keith Blazer (Infinity-1)
- 2nd Lieutenant Leon Kuze (Infinity-2)
- 2nd Lieutenant Guylos McCloud (Infinity-3)
- 2nd Lieutenant Sharon Heim (Infinity-4)
Trivia[]
- While the 65th CTB is the equivalent of a group-sized unit, their real-life counterpart, at least for the Flankers, can be said to be the 65th Aggressor Squadron, whose pilots also fly F-15Cs, but in the colors of Soviet/Russian Air Force camouflage patterns.
- The Infinities' TSF of choice, when put alongside their emblem, is a possible reference to the 118th Tactical Fighter Squadron and/or its ace pilot, Mobius One, of Ace Combat 4 fame.