text by Frank Boucot and pictures from Rory Kanter After a rather cheap 2015 edition, in Konya, turkey, involving only the locals and a bunch of French Rafales and polish F16s, this years Nato Tiger Meet, held in Zaragoza (Spain) from May the 16th to may the 27 th, was the biggest ever, with […]
Category: military aviation report
LPLA 2016 Lajes AB Spotting may 2016
report by: Thierry letellier Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (Base Aérea Nº 4, BA4) (IATA: TER, ICAO: LPLA), is a multi-use airfield, home to the Portuguese Air Force Base Aérea N º4 and Azores Air Zone Command (Portuguese: Comando da Zona Aérea […]
FRISIAN FLAG – Leeuwarden AB – april 2016
report by : Thierry Letellier The Frisian Flag international exercise took place at Leeuwarden air between April 11th and April 22nd. As it was available for previous editions, various NATO countries took part to the event like Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Poland, Norway, United States and of course the Netherlands. The ultimate […]
DACT Gando AB 2016
report by : Frank Boucot MACOM (for MAndo Aereo de COMbate – Air Combat Command) is in charge of training, deploying and securing operational status for every units of Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire – EdA).This command organizes a yearly exercise, DACT (Dissimilar Air Combat Training) in Gando (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands). Canary […]
JASDF TSUIKI AirBase – december 2015
report by: Thierry Letellier TSUIKI Air Base was originally built in the northeast part of Fukuoka Prefecture; by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force during World War II. The airfield was attacked by USAAF Fifth Air Force B-24 Liberator and A-26 Invader bombers on 7 August 1945, largely destroying the base and incapacitating the […]
JASDF NYUTABARU – Airshow – december 2015
report by: Thierry Letellier Nyutabaru, on the southern Japanese island of Kyhusu, is a real superbase.With one squadron of Phantoms and 2 of F-15 Eagles, among the the colourfull Aggressor aircraft, the flying activity is very high with jets being in the air non-stop during the day. The perspective of their annual Airshow […]
JMSDF KANOYA Air Base december 2015
Report by: Thierry Letellier After having left Nyutabaru my tip led me to the south towards JMSDF Kanoya. The Kanoya history on the Japan Ministry of Defense website states that, from February 1945, a total of 828 young men from 70 units flew in 445 aircraft on suicide missions from Kanoya. The base was […]
Atlantic Resolve – Campia-Turzii AB – sept 2015
report from: Thierry Letellier Globalairpower had the great oportunity to attend the joined operations between 71st Air Base from the Romanian Air Force in Câmpia Turzii AB, and the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base (Baza 71 Aeriană) is located near the […]
RED FLAG – NELLIS AFB august 2015
report by: Thierry Letellier After my initial stop in Alaska my next destination was north las Vegas to catch some pictures from Red flag 15-4 .This Red flag which concluded here Aug.28, will close out this year’s 40th anniversary of Red Flag hosted by Nellis Air Force Base. Facilitated by the 414th Combat Training […]
CVW-5 Training at NAS FALLON august 2015
report by: Thierry Letellier NAS Fallon and the Fallon Range Training Complex and NSAWC host, in this month of august 2015 the Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5). They are the Navy’s premier integrated strike warfare training facilities. Its mission is to support carrier air wings preparing for deployment and host joint and […]