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Citat:This year’s flying participants were:
- F-16A/B MLU Fighting Falcon from 31 Smd (BAF) at Kleine Brogel AB , BEL
- Rafale M from 11F (FN) at BAN Landivisiau , FRA
- Rafale B/C from ECE 1/30 (FAF) at BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan , FRA
- F/A-18C/D Hornet from Staffel 11 (ChAF) at Meiringen AB , CHE
- EF-2000 Eurofighter from 12° Gruppo (ItAF) at Gioia Del Colle AB , ITA
- EF-18+ Hornet from ALA 15 (SpAF) at BA Zaragoza , ESP
Along with the Greek F-16C/D Fighting Falcon from both squadrons at Araxos AB.
There were also Mi-24 Hinds from 221 VrL (CzAF) at Náměšť AB, CZE and an E-3A Sentry which was flying from Geilenkirchen MOB.
Citat:The exercise:
The exchange of experiences between aircrews from different nations is not to be underestimated, with each squadron always trying to bring at least one two-seater aircraft to the Tigermeet and trade backseat rides. These rides provide aircrews to see how different nations perform their assigned missions among units flying the same aircraft or, if the units fly different aircraft, how to better integrate during joint missions.
The typical program of the 12 days, starts with the arrival of the participants, briefings, familiarization flights and an opening ceremony were flags of all participating nations are raised. As we already mentioned, the exercise is also the right occasion to tighten social strengths between all participating units and, at the end of the first week, the Tiger Games, mainly a mix of fun and sports, are held.
Usually, during flying days, in the morning most participants fly local missions among each other, while the afternoon is reserved for the COMAOs of increasing difficulty. Composite Air Operations cover a wide spectrum of the modern air warfare, such as Defensive/Offensive Counter Air, Air Interdiction, Targeting and Suppression – Destruction of Enemy Air Defense.
Due to the growing helicopter force within the NTA members and their heavy use in today’s conflicts, they are integrated within the COMAO mission as insertion and extraction of ground forces, support of special ops, Combat Search And Rescue and so on. Among the helicopters involved in these missions there are the Italian HH-212 and HH-101 and the Czech Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters.
At the end of the second week of the exercise, there is the traditional farewell party during which various awards are handed out, with the Silver Tiger Trophy being the most important one.
Last year was the first time that the NTM carried out night and over water missions, which added a great challenge to the participants. This was also repeated this year, because the environment was similar to the one of Portugal. These missions are divided into two types: Composite Air Operations (COMAO) and Shadow/Panther missions.
The COMAO missions are usually large force air operations varying from defending their own territory to offensive operations like targeting sea & land based targets. The Shadow (daytime missions) and Panther (night) missions are smaller scale missions. Examples of these missions are Close Air Support (CAS), Vehicle Interdiction and Hostage Rescue.
https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2022/05/nato-tiger-meet-2022-araxos.html
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