Allied fighters train consistently throughout the year with Allies and Partners to maintain the highest levels of readiness and performance
Exercise Ramstein Alloy covers two days of training practicing real-world scenarios faced by Air Policing personnel deployed in the Baltic region. This training is vital to the Baltic Air Policing and enhanced Air Policing detachments. This year's exercise participants come from Allies Spain, Germany, Czechia, France, Turkey and Belgium, as well as Partners Sweden and Finland.
"Allied fighters train consistently throughout the year with Allies and Partners to maintain the highest levels of readiness and performance," said Lieutenant General Pascal Delerce, Deputy Commander Allied Air Command. "Exercises such as Ramstein Alloy are the foundation of our Air Policing mission, which is a part of the 360 degree deterrence of the Euro-Atlantic Area," he added.
A Finnish F-18 flies next to Allies during Exercise Ramstein 22-1. Photo by Adc Arnaud Chamberlin.
A Turkish Air Force E-7T plane took off from Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, flying to Estonia to support exercise Ramstein Alloy providing airborne surveillance and control e.g. for fighter-to-fighter aerial combat training. Photo by Arnaud Chamberlin.
The main scenarios the participants conduct are slow moving intercept and civilian communication loss with escort. Other training areas include a simulated crew ejection with activation of the Search and Rescue chain, air-to-air combat training and air-to-air refueling.