Exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 24, organised by NATO’s Allied Air Command and the Hellenic Air Force, has been underway in Greece.
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Exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 24, organised by NATO’s Allied Air Command and the Hellenic Air Force, is under way in Greece. This exercise runs from 30 September to 11 October 2024 and marks the first iteration of the ‘FLAG’ series, which aims to demonstrate NATO’s determination and capacity to implement and execute the ‘Deter and Defend’ concept across NATO member countries in the Euro-Atlantic region.
The primary objective of RAMSTEIN FLAG 24 is to strengthen cooperation, interoperability and integration among Allied forces. It serves as a powerful demonstration of NATO’s resolve, commitment and ability to deter potential adversaries while defending the Alliance through multi-domain operations.
[© NATO: Michael Linennen]
Along with NATO AWACS aircraft and NATO RQ-4D Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance drones, over 130 fighter and enabler aircraft from Canada, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the exercise.
The exercise integrates air, land, maritime, space and cyber domains under NATO command and control. It provides a unique opportunity to practise Counter Anti-Access/Area Denial (C-A2/AD) and Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) tactics, techniques and procedures in a realistic operational environment.
This NATO B-roll footage includes: Allied fighter jets flying in different formations over Greece, featuring Eurofighters, F-16s, F-35s, Gripens and Rafales from Allies; Allied jets launching sorties from Andravida Airbase and Araxos Airbase in Greece; and interviews with key personnel, including Brigadier General Matthaios Kanoupakis, exercise director for Exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG, detachment commanders from Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United States, and a NATO Deployable Air Control Centre, Recognized Air Picture Production Centre and Sensor Fusion Post (DARS) representative.
Shot list:-
- 00:00 ~ Allied fighters flying in formation
- 00:06 ~ French Air and Space Force Rafale and Swedish Air Force Gripen flying in formation
- 00:09 ~ Hellenic Air Force F-16 and United States Air Force F-35 flying in formation
- 00:19 ~ French Air and Space Force Rafale and Swedish Air Force Gripen flying in formation
- 00:26 ~ Swedish Air Force Gripen flying over Greece
- 00:32 ~ Hellenic Air Force F-16 flying over Greece
- 00:36 ~ Italian Air Force Eurofighter flying over Greece
- 00:39 ~ United States Air Force F-35 flying over Greece
- 00:46 ~ Italian Air Force Eurofighter and United States Air Force F-35 flying in formation
- 00:51 ~ United States Air Force F-35 flying over Greece
- 01:05 ~ Hungarian Air Force Gripen flying over Greece
- 01:11 ~ Hellenic Air Force Rafale flying over Greece
- 01:16 ~ Spanish Air Force Eurofighter flying over Greece
- 01:27 ~ Hellenic Air Force Rafale and Portuguese F-16 flying in formation
- 01:33 ~ Portuguese Air Force F-16 flying over Greece
- 01:45 ~ Hellenic Air Force F-16 flying over Greece
- 01:51 ~ United States Air Force F-35 prepares for take-off
- 01:57 ~ Italian Air Force Eurofighter prepares for take-off
- 02:01 ~ Spanish Air and Space Force Eurofighter prepares for take-off
- 02:05 ~ French Air and Space Force Rafale prepares for take-off
- 02:11 ~ Portuguese Air Force F-16 takes off
- 02:16 ~ Italian Air Force Eurofighter takes off
- 02:22 ~ Polish Air Force F-16 takes off
- 02:28 ~ Hungarian Air Force Gripens prepare for take off
- 02:35 ~ Hungarian Air Force Gripen takes off
- 02:38 ~ Spanish Air and Space Force Eurofighter takes off
- 02:44 ~ Hellenic Air Force pilot suits up
- 02:54 ~ Hellenic Air Force F-16 prepares for take off at Araxos airbase
- 03:12 ~ Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes off
- 03:15 ~ NATO Deployable Air Command and Control Centre deploys in Exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG
- 03:32 ~ NATO personnel working in the DARS
- 03:43 ~ Portuguese Air Force aircrew maintains a Portuguese F-16
- 03:48 ~ United States Air Force F-35 lands at Andravida airbase
- 04:00 ~ French Air and Space Force Rafale lands at Andravida airbase
- 04:08 ~ Portuguese Air Force aircrew maintains a French Rafale
- 04:49 ~ Soundbite: Brigadier General Matthaios Kanoupakis – Exercise Director For RAMSTEIN FLAG, Hellenic Air Force
- 05:02 ~ Soundbite: Brigadier General Matthaios Kanoupakis
- 05:25 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col Grant Saum, 493rd Fighter Squadron Commander, US Air Force
- 05:50 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col. Grant Saum
- 06:11 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col Anders Gustafssonn, Swedish Detachment Commander, Swedish Air Force
- 06:29 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col. Anders Gustafssonn
- 06:43 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col. Anders Gustafssonn
- 06:49 ~ Soundbite: Lt Col. Anders Gustafssonn
- 07:02 ~ Soundbite: Major Fernando Rojas, Spanish Detachment Commander, Spanish Air and Space Force
- 07:12 ~ Soundbite: Major Fernando Rojas
- 07:19 ~ Soundbite: Major Fernando Rojas
- 07:29 ~ Soundbite: Major Fernando Rojas
- 07:38 ~ Soundbite: Major Fernando Rojas
- 07:48 ~ Soundbite: Wg Cdr Andrew Cooper, Deputy Commander of NATO DARS
- 08:09 ~ Soundbite: Wg Cdr Andrew Cooper
- 08:25 ~ Soundbite: Wg Cdr Andrew Cooper
- 08:40 ~ Soundbite: Major Paulo Rebelo, Portuguese Detachment Commander, Portuguese Air Force
- 09:54 ~ Soundbite: Major Paulo Rebelo
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