Aerial combat training exercises especialy Red Flag
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Frisian Flag 2017
Between March 27 and the 7th of April a large exercise will be held at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. The exercise is called Frisian Flag 2017. Participating aircraft from several countries in the world will be airborne twice a day. The purpose of Frisian Flag is preparing for any conflict, the main reason is cooperation between the multiple countries. Every other nation speaks another language and is it important that everyone will speak the same during conflict situations. There has been already some conflicts in the past, like in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and some other countries. Thanks to exercises like Frisian Flag it is possible to actually train the cooperative actions.
To Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands
12 x F-16AM/BM the Netherlands, RNLAF 312,313 & 322 squadron
12 x F-15C/D United States, USAF 6 from Florida ANG to Jacksonville 125 FW/159 FS and 6 from Louisiana ANG to New Orleans 159 FW/122 FS
4 x Mirage 2000D France, 3th Fighter Wing to Nancy
10 x EF-2000 Germany
7 x F-16AM/BM Belgium
5 x F-16AM/BM Portugal
6 x Tornado GR4 United Kingdom
Eindhoven AB, Netherlands
1 x A-310 MRTT Germany
1 x C-130H Netherlands,
1 x C-135FR France
1 x KC767A Italy
1 x KDC-10 Netherlands
Geilenkirchen, Germany
1 x E-3 NATO AWACS
Avord AB, France
1 x E-3F France
Frisian Flag 2017
Between March 27 and the 7th of April a large exercise will be held at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. The exercise is called Frisian Flag 2017. Participating aircraft from several countries in the world will be airborne twice a day. The purpose of Frisian Flag is preparing for any conflict, the main reason is cooperation between the multiple countries. Every other nation speaks another language and is it important that everyone will speak the same during conflict situations. There has been already some conflicts in the past, like in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and some other countries. Thanks to exercises like Frisian Flag it is possible to actually train the cooperative actions.
To Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands
12 x F-16AM/BM the Netherlands, RNLAF 312,313 & 322 squadron
12 x F-15C/D United States, USAF 6 from Florida ANG to Jacksonville 125 FW/159 FS and 6 from Louisiana ANG to New Orleans 159 FW/122 FS
4 x Mirage 2000D France, 3th Fighter Wing to Nancy
10 x EF-2000 Germany
7 x F-16AM/BM Belgium
5 x F-16AM/BM Portugal
6 x Tornado GR4 United Kingdom
Eindhoven AB, Netherlands
1 x A-310 MRTT Germany
1 x C-130H Netherlands,
1 x C-135FR France
1 x KC767A Italy
1 x KDC-10 Netherlands
Geilenkirchen, Germany
1 x E-3 NATO AWACS
Avord AB, France
1 x E-3F France
