In the Saratov region, at the Engels airfield, control flights were conducted during the summer training period with the participation of the senior staff of the aviation regiment and the unit.

The crews of the Tu-160 and Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers were tasked with practicing actions in the event of emergency situations, including a conditional failure of various equipment with a go-around, air refueling from an Il-78 tanker aircraft, and formation flights at short intervals and distances, as well as conditional launches of cruise missiles.

On the ground, the engineering and technical staff worked out the standards for servicing and preparing aircraft for re-departures at set time intervals.

About 10 units of aviation equipment and more than 20 units of automobile and special equipment of the airfield support battalion were involved in one flight shift.