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Aug 17 2022

Fifth Royal Danish Air Force deployment to Iceland: Ready to secure the High North

RAMSTEIN, Germany – NATO continues to protect the airspace above Iceland as Royal Danish Air Force F-16s deploy to Keflavik Air Base to prepare and conduct Air Policing missions with the Icelandic Coast Guard. 

Beginning August 17, Danish F-16s will be flying Air Policing sorties form Keflavik Air Base controlled by the NATO Control and Reporting Centre at Keflavik and NATO's northern Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) at Uedem, Germany.

Firmly tied into the enduring and proven integrated air and missile defence architecture, the Royal Danish Air Force together with the Icelandic Coast Guard showcase deterrence and defence of the Alliance

"For the third time in 2022, the CAOC team has conducted the certification of NATO fighters to conduct Air Policing in the High North above Iceland," said Colonel Wilhelm May, German Air Force, lead of the CAOC certification team. "The Royal Danish Air Force F-16 detachment have demonstrated again that they master the tactics, techniques and procedures to safeguard the skies. They are now on standby until mid-September and work with the strategically important NATO Ally. Firmly tied into the enduring and proven integrated air and missile defence architecture, the Royal Danish Air Force together with the Icelandic Coast Guard showcase deterrence and defence of the Alliance," he added.

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Royal Danish Air Force F-16 fighter jets arrived in Keflavik, Iceland, in mid-August and will safeguard the NATO Airspace in the High North for four weeks. 
Photo by Royal Danish Air Force. 
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A verification team from NATO's Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem, Germany, verified Danish jets` 'mission readiness to police Icelandic airspace. Photo by Royal Danish Air Force. 
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Royal Danish Air Force F-16 taking off at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, now ready to conduct the enduring Air Policing mission here. 
Photo by Royal Danish Air Force. 

This fifth deployment of Denmark fighter aircraft underscores the continuity and sustainability of the Allied mission in Iceland. While deployed, the Allied jets are kept ready and can be launched for Air Policing sorties by the CAOC.

Given its geographical location, Allies, in conjunction with the Icelandic authorities, have agreed that the appropriate arrangement to help keep Icelandic airspace safe and secure is to maintain a periodic presence of NATO fighter aircraft based at NATO's Keflavik Air Base. The focus of the peacetime mission is to carry out routine flying training and exercises for the Alliance to meet Iceland's requirements and needs to stay prepared, to monitor and to manage its airspace in peacetime.

Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office

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