Constant Peg

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Constant Peg

Constant Peg was the code name for a classified U.S. Air Force program that involved Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircrews flying their aircraft in dissimilar air combat training (DACT) scenarios against actual Soviet MiG fighters that had been acquired by the U.S. government. The program was conducted at Tonopah Test Range and ran from 1977 through 1988.

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• Red Eagles: Americas Secret MiGs

• Air Force Declassifies Elite Aggressor Program  at Air Force Link (November 13, 2006)

• Constant Peg by Grier, Peter, Air Force Magazine, Vol. 90, No. 4 (April 2007)

• Constant Peg website with a nice photo gallery of Constant Peg aircraft

• Col. (Retired) Gail Peck Presents Constant Peg audio podcast of a presentation by former Red Eagle commander Gail Peck made as part of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Lecture Series (Part 1, Part 2)

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