NATO Exercise: Ramstein Flag 2024 | Extended Version

Between September 30, and October 11, 2024, Ramstein Flag 2024 has brought together more than 140 aircraft from 12 NATO allies, simulating real world scenarios and complex operational challenges that we may face in the future, bringing the renowned “train as you fight” concept to a live NATO event. I am proud to say that during the course of this exercise, our aircraft flew an impressive 1200 sorties. This staggering number speaks to the scale and intensity of Ramstein Flag 2024. READ THIS FIRST!!! 1. There are also individual videos for few of the participants, mainly the most important. You can find those individual videos on Playlist MILITARY EXERCISES and EVENTS here 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0TJ7k_Jn7IktbGZ7C1VBCe-nXpwTgz0q&si=ELyk5bEOu9mEOSly 2. On this video there is footage not included on the individual videos. 3. You can click on the time stamp from the index below to navigate direct to the item you wish to watch: Video index: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Scenes from several days from the exercise 01:32 (SPEECH) HAF 02:24 (SPEECH) Allied Air Command NATO (AIRCOM) Commander General James Hecker 08:07 Polish Air Force 16:25 RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Airbus CC-150 Polaris low-pass and air-to-air refuel 18:59 Spanish Air Force 24:43 Hungarian Air Force 28:21 French Air Force 49:16 NATO AWACS 52:33 Portuguese Air Force 59:09 U.S. Air Force 1:08:27 Deployable Air Control Centre Recognised Air Picture Production Centre Sensor Fusion Post (DARS) 1:09:24 Hellenic Air Force 1:10:25 Italian Air Force 1:17:49 Swedish Air Force 1:26:37 Air-to-air formation and HAF pilot wave ☕ You can now buy a coffee ☕ for 11Aviation Videos here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/11aviationVlog A production of 11Aviation Videos with extra footage from NATO Allied Air Command and HAF, @BILLYKRAN30 and @SidewinderPlaneSpotting (also photo cover) Allied participation in Ramstein Flag 2024 Over 140 Allied fighter and enabler aircraft along with Maritime, Land and Special Operation forces will execute integral components of Joint Air Power during RAFL24. Participating Nations will be operating from bases in Greece’s West Peloponnese, Andravida Air Base will be the primary operating base. Some aircraft assets will fly from their mother bases across Europe to participate in the exercise. There are 12 Allied Nations taking part in RAFL24 with fighters, support aircraft, SBAMD units, personnel and observers and advisors. NATO members Canada France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States will participate. Assets will include fighter aircraft and supporting aircraft along with land and maritime assets. Aircraft participating in RAFL24 include; F-35, Mirage, Rafale, F-16, Eurofighter, JAS-39 Gripen, MQ-9, Rivet Joint, E3, E7, C130, A400. Allied assets will operate from a number of airbases in Greece’s West Peloponnese with Andravida acting as the primary air base. The missions will include both day and night sorties therefore the exercise will offer robust training opportunities for Allied Forces and plenty to see for our aviation enthusiasts NATO units are supporting of RAFL24 NATO AWACS aircraft from Geilenkirchen, Germany, will be based at their Forward Operating Base at Aktion/Preveza Air Base in the northwest of Greece. The AWACS aircraft will provide Command and Control during the exercise in a complex IAMD and C- A2AD scenario. The crew from 17 NATO nations will serve as airborne battlespace managers and play a crucial role in coordinating Allied aircraft. Under Allied Air Command, NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) at Torrejón, northeast of Madrid, Spain has the primary mission to plan, direct, coordinate, monitor, analyse and report on the operations of Air Policing means assigned to it in peace time. The unit's area of responsibility comprises southern European NATO airspace. It is responsible for some of NATO's special Air Policing arrangements, such as Air Policing over Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia. #wearenato