Description: NATO TIGER ASSOCIATION TIGER MEET burdock-vêlkrö PATCH: NTM 2017 LANDIVISIAU FRANCE This is a very special Original NATO TIGER ASSOCIATION TIGER MEET vêlkrö PATCH COLLECTIONS: NATO TIGER ASSOCIATION TIGER MEET burdock-vêlkrö PATCH: NTM 2017 LANDIVISIAU FRANCE. You will receive the item as shown in the first photo. Please note that there are color variations due to settings on different PCs/Monitors. The color shown on your screen may not be the true color. Although the origin of Tiger Meet is a bit fuzzy, it appears to have started with the 79th and No 74 squadron RAF getting together for some whiskey and cheer in 1960. In 1961 the meeting was continued, with the addition of the French EC 1/12, and so the NATO Tiger Association was born. In 1962 then Lt Mike Dugan volunteered as project officer. Lt Dugan, never one to let authority corrupt fighter pilot activities, decided it should be a true “NATO Tiger Day“. He therefore sent letters directly to all the tigers for which he found an address. A number of units immediately accepted but returned their reply “through channels “. This of course resulted in all the HQs (USAFE, 3rd AF, and the 20th Wing) descending on the 79th with “requests” as to what the hell we thought we were doing. Mike’s program won the Wing Commander’s support and they, in turn convinced Head Quarters that NATO Tigers was possible. About this same time a London paper headlined an article, “IRON CROSSES OVER SUFFOLK” or something close. I then got a call from an RAF friend at Fighter Command. It was a “friendly consultation” about “Yank” ignorance. It seems that at that time no German military aircraft were allowed near the UK. He had just spent the day un-ruffling the feathers of the Prime Minister’s press office. He’d indicated to the PR boys that both the RAF and other NATO forces were involved and a refusal of the German forces would be difficult. The result was a limited and somewhat miffed consent. USAFE also approved with file usual admonition that nothing bad better happen. After such a bumpy start, Mike’s planning and drive got everything on track and with the help of a world of people it became a success. A couple of other events colored that gathering. We had a motley assortment of tiger emblems, but the spirit was there. The French brought a large transport loaded with ammo boxes for the various competitions. When opened, most of the boxes contained champagne! The Biggin Hill 'Tiger Moth Club” almost invited themselves. This turned out to be a lucky move, since weather on the flyby day was about 400 ft. in heavy rain. Not to be discouraged -the Moths took off in flights of three and four to do flybys and low level acrobatics. A weird day. The 53rd edition of the renowned NATO Tiger Meet was held on the French naval base of Landivisiau in Bretagne between June 05 and 16. This well-known event gathering the squadrons wearing a tiger as an emblem, were guest for the second time in ten years, at the home base of the Flottille 11F of the Marine Nationale. Jointly with this big scale exercise, the base of Landivisiau also celebrated its half-century of existence. Besides the 'Tiger' folklore, the purpose of this generally highly coloured gathering, is training pilots of various nationalities during complex exercises, much needed to establish cooperation and interoperability between the nations. During those two weeks, more than 800 exercises and 1.200 hours were flown and to achieve these results some 800 pilots and technicians were needed to accomplish the very complex tactical missions. Participants French Navy Flotille 11F BAN Landivisiau Rafale M Swiss Air Force Staffel 11 Meiringen AB F/A-18C/D Hornet Austrian Air Force 1 JTS Vogler AB Saab 105Öe Italian Air Force XII Gruppo Gioia del Colle EF2000 Typhoon Italian Air Force 21° Gruppo Grazzanise AB-212ICO French Air Force ECE 01/30 (FAF) BA118 Mont-de-Marsan Rafale C/B French Air Force EC 3/30 (FAF) BA118 Mont-de-Marsan Rafale C/B Belgian Air Force 31 Squadron Kleine Brogel AB F-16AM/BM Czech Air Force 211 TL Cáslav AB JAS-39C/D Gripen Dutch Air Force 313 Squadron Volkel AB F-16AM/BM Royal Air Force 230 Squadron RAF Benson Puma HC Mk2 Royal Navy 814 Squadron NAS Culdrose Merlin HM. MK2 French Army EHRA 3 BA d'Étain-Rouvres SA 342 M Gazelle NATO 1st Squadron Geilenkirchen AB E-3A Sentry (1x) (Flying from MOB)2018 NATO Tiger Meet exercise took place in Poland, at the 31st Tactical Air Base in Poznan-Krzesiny, between May 14 and May 25, with the media day being held on May 18.. The main objectives of the NTM18 training event included gaining more knowledge about combined air operations through active involvement in mission planning. Force integration is a result of the above – the participants learned to solve different problems throughout the course of the exercise. The event is also largely focused on conducting COMAOs (Combined Air Operations). Indirectly, the training is aimed at improving and enhancing the skills of NATO cooperation, in line with the relevant procedures (SUPLAN M, SUPLAN D, 80-6). The fighter aircraft also had to work together with airlift and helicopter and missile and IADS (Integrated Air Defense System) assets, within the scope of COMAO scenarios. Land component was also involved in the exercise, for the sake of deepening the level of interoperational cooperation. Finally the training also involved FACs/TACs (Forward/Tactical Air Controllers) – within the scope of CAS (Close Air Support) sorties. The training adopted a scenario of an international crisis set in a context of conventional and hybrid warfare settings. IADS, massive offensive strikes behind the enemy lines and short-term targeting were all a part of the missions flown, assuming that air support would be provided to the land assets. NTM 18 involved around 2000 persons, hailing from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain and Turkey, as well as Switzerland that plays a role of the partner nation. The formations have carried out 8 COMAO sorties (integrated ones) and more than 50 training missions as a part of shadow waves. La base d'aéronautique navale de Landivisiau ou BAN Landivisiau est une base d'aéronautique navale de la Marine nationale française située près de Landivisiau dans le Finistère et sur les communes de Bodilis, Saint-Servais, Saint-Derrien, Plougar et Plounéventer. Elle a été inaugurée le 1er février 1965. Située à proximité de la ville de Landivisiau, à une trentaine de kilomètres de Brest, la base aéronautique navale de Landivisiau assure, depuis le 1er février 1965, le soutien de l’ensemble de l’aviation de chasse embarquée de la Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale. Sur ces 370 hectares travaillent près de 1 600 personnes dont 230 civils, réparties au sein de quatre groupements de services, qui assurent la mise en œuvre opérationnelle, technique et logistique de ses trois flottilles (11F, 12F et 17F) et de son escadrille (57S). Elle a été créée à la demande du président français Charles de Gaulle qui avait demandé que les porte-avions Clemenceau et Foch, alors basés à l'arsenal de Brest, puissent partir en mission avec des flottilles de chasseurs embarqués (des Dassault Étendard IV, puis des Vought F-8 Crusader), proches de leurs lieux d'entraînement. C'est ainsi que la base aéronavale a vu le jour, permettant d'effectuer des appontages simulés sur piste, à proximité des deux porte-avions. Flottilles 11F et 17F : Créée en 1918, et basée à Landivisiau depuis septembre 1968 après l'arrivée des premiers Dassault Étendard IV sur cette base1, la 11F est la plus ancienne flottille de la chasse embarquée française. Les Dassault Super-Étendard remplaçant les Étendard IVM de la 11F, s'y sont posés pour la première fois, le 27 juillet 1978. Elle est équipée de Rafale depuis septembre 2011. La 17F, quant à elle, a vu le jour en 1958 à Hyères et a rejoint la BAN de Landivisiau en août 1993. La 17F a été la dernière flottille de l'aéronautique navale à être équipée de Super-Etendard modernisés (SEM). Ils assurent des missions d’assaut ou de reconnaissance ainsi que la défense aérienne à basse altitude. Ces missions sont réalisées depuis la terre ou à partir de porte-avions. Chacune des flottilles de chasse (11F, 12F et 17F) regroupe environ 170 hommes, dont une vingtaine de pilotes. Escadrille 57S : Équipée de Falcon 10 Mer, cette escadrille, créée en 1981, assure l’entraînement des pilotes d’avions de combat à réaction, la qualification au vol sans visibilité ainsi que les liaisons au profit des autorités de la Marine. En 2008, la base accueille le NATO Tiger Meet, en effet, la Flotille 11F étant membre de la NATO Tiger Association. Elle l’a accueilli à nouveau en juin 2017.. Other items in other pictures are for your reference only, available in my eBay Store. They will make a great addition to your SSI Shoulder Sleeve Insignia collection. You find only US Made items here, with the same LIFETIME warranty. 20080105 **eBay REQUIRES ORDER BE SENT WITH TRACKING, PLEASE SELECT USPS 1ST CLASS SERVICE w/TRACKING** **eBay REQUIRES ORDER BE SENT WITH TRACKING, PLEASE SELECT USPS 1ST CLASS SERVICE w/TRACKING** We'll cover your purchase price plus shipping. 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