SIS Summary - May 2024
On Thursday 7 March 2024, Sweden became NATO's newest member. And on 11 March, Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft were launched for the first time under NATO arrangements to safeguard the skies over the Baltic Sea. The Gripens flew together with German and Belgian quick reaction alert aircraft. (NATO/Belgian Air Force)
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| May 2024 | ||||||
| current | Wittmund, DE | Closed till 2025/6 | ||||
| current | Nordholz, DE | TA-4J, A-4N, Alpha-Jet | Top Aces | TDY till 2025 | ||
| current | Laage, DE | EF2000 (18x) | GAF TLG71 | TDY till 2025 | ||
| current | Büchel, DE | Closed till 2026 | ||||
| current | Nörvenich, DE | Tornado IDS (25x) | GAF TLG33 | TDY till 2026 | ||
| current | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | Typhoon FGR4 (6x) | RAF IX Sqn | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | EF2000 (5x) | SpanishAF ALA14 | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Šiauliai, LT | F-16AM(4x) | PortuguesAF | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Šiauliai, LT | EF-18M (4x) | SpanishAF ALA12 | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Lielvārde, LV | EF2000 (5x) | GAF TLG74 | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Malbork, PL | EF2000 (4x) | AMI 4 + 51° Stormo | NATO Enhanced Air Policing | ||
| current | Northern Europe | various | Defender Europe | |||
| current | Skrydstrup, DK | F-16BM (2x) | RNoAF | TDY till Sept? | ||
| current | Ramstein, DE | C-130J-30 (1x) | AFRC 815th AS | TDY, end date unknown | ||
| current | Geilenkirchen, DE | KC-135R (2x) | ANG 108th ARS | Esso TDY | ||
| current | Germany /Poland | various | Steadfast Defender/ Grand Center | |||
| current | Malaysia, Singapore | various | Bersama Shield | |||
| Su | 05-05 | Start | Poland | various | Swift Response | |
| Mo | 06-05 | End | Malaysia, Singapore | various | Bersama Shield | |
| Tu | 07-05 | Start | Konya, TR | various | Anatolian Eagle Phoenix | |
| Fr | 10-05? | End | Geilenkirchen, DE | KC-135R (2x) | ANG 108th ARS | Esso TDY |
| Mo | 13-05 | Start | Čáslav, CZ | various | Lion Effort 24 | |
| We | 15-05 | Start | NL/DE to and from Lithuania | various | Steadfast Defender/ Grand Quadriga | |
| Mo | 13-05? | Start | Payerne, CH | F/A-18C/ F-5E | SwissAF Flst 6/17 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| Th | 16-05 | End | Konya, TR | various | Anatolian Eagle Phoenix | |
| Th | 23-05 | Start | Beja, PT | various | Hot Blade | |
| Th | 23-05 | Start | Beja, PT | various | Real Thaw | |
| Fr | 24-05 | End | Poland | Swift Response | ||
| Su | 26-05 | End | Germany /Poland | various | Steadfast Defender/ Grand Center | |
| We | 29-05 | End | Čáslav, CZ | various | Lion Effort 24 | |
| Th | 30-05 | End | NL/DE to and from Lithuania | various | Steadfast Defender/ Grand Quadriga | |
| Th | 30-05 | Start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-08 | |
| Th | 30-05 | Start | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-2 | |
| Fr | 31-05 | End | Northern Europe | various | Defender Europe | |
| June 2024 | ||||||
| Su | 02-06 | Start | Baltics | various | Baltops | |
| Mo | 03-06 | Start | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | F/A-18C (8x?) | FinnishAF | NATO Enhanced Air Policing |
| Mo | 03-06 | Start | Schleswig, DE | various | Tigermeet 2024 | |
| We | 05-06 | Highway A1 near Payerne | various | SwissAF | Highway Exercise | |
| We | 05-06 | End | Beja, PT | various | Hot Blade | |
| We | 05-06 | End | Beja, PT | various | Real Thaw | |
| Fr | 07-06? | End | Payerne, CH | F/A-18C/ F-5E | SwissAF Flst 6/17 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| Mo | 10-06 | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-08 | |
| Mo | 10-06 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | Aproc 24 | |
| Fr | 14-06 | End | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-2 | |
| Fr | 14-06 | End | Schleswig, DE | various | Tigermeet 2024 | |
| Su | 16-06 | End | Baltics | various | Baltops | |
| Fr | 21-06 | End | Albacete, ES | various | Aproc 24 | |
| Th | 27-06 | Start | Alaska, USA | various Tankers | EART | |
| July 2024 | ||||||
| Mo | 08-07 | Start | Alaska, USA | various | Arctic Defender | |
| We | 11-07 | start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-08/5 | |
| Mo | 15-07 | Start | Darwin, Tindal, AUS | various | Pitch Black 2024 | |
| Mo | 15-07??? | Start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Red Flag 24-3 | |
| We | 17-07 | End | Alaska, USA | various | Arctic Defender | |
| Th | 18-07 | End | Alaska, USA | various Tankers | EART | |
| Su | 21-07 | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-08/5 | |
| We | 31-07 | End | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | Typhoon FGR4 (6x) | RAF IX Sqn | NATO Enhanced Air Policing |
| We | 31-07 | End | Šiauliai, LT | F-16AM(4x) | PortuguesAF | NATO Enhanced Air Policing |
| We | 31-07 | End | Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO | F/A-18C (8x) | FinnishAF | NATO Enhanced Air Policing |
| Augustus 2024 | ||||||
| Th | 01-08 | End | Darwin, Tindal, AUS | various | Pitch Black 2024 | |
| Fr | 02-08??? | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Red Flag 24-3 | |
| Th | 08-08 | start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-09 | |
| Mo | 12-08? | Start | Meiringen, CH | F/A-18C | SwissAF Flst11 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| Th | 15-08 | Start | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-3 | |
| Sa | 17-08 | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-09 | |
| Fr | 30-08 | End | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-3 | |
| September 2024 | ||||||
| Mo | 02-09 | Start | Leeuwarden, NL | various | Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) | |
| Th | 05-09 | start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-10 | |
| Fr | 06-09?? | End | Meiringen, CH | F/A-18C | SwissAF Flst11 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| Mo | 09-09 | Start | Eindhoven, NL | various | Falcon Leap | |
| Mo | 09-09 | Start | Zaragoza, ES | various | ETAP-C 24-03 | |
| Su | 15-09 | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-10 | |
| Fr | 20-09 | End | Eindhoven, NL | various | Falcon Leap | |
| Fr | 20-09 | End | Zaragoza, ES | various | ETAP-C 24-03 | |
| Mo | 23-09 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-3 | |
| Mo | 30-09 | Start | Araxos, Andravidha, GR | various | Ramstein Flag | |
| Mo | 30-09 | start | Payerne, CH | Helicopters | SwissAF Lfst1/5 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| October 2024 | ||||||
| Fr | 04-10 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-3 | |
| Fr | 11-10 | End | Araxos, Andravidha, GR | various | Ramstein Flag | |
| Fr | 11-10 | End | Leeuwarden, NL | various | Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) | |
| Fr | 18-10? | End | Payerne, CH | Helicopters | SwissAF Lfst1/5 | Wiederholungskurs (WK) |
| Mo | 21-10 | Start | Gando, ES | various | Sirio | |
| Th | 31-10 | End | Gando, ES | various | Sirio | |
| November 2024 | ||||||
| Su | 02-11 | Start | Natal, BR | various | Cruzex 2024 | |
| Su | 17-11 | End | Natal, BR | various | Cruzex 2024 | |
| Mo | 18-11 | Start | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-3 | |
| Mo | 25-11? | Start | Leeming, UK? | F/A-18C | SwissAF | Yorknite |
| Fr | 29-11 | End | Albacete, ES | various | TLP 24-3 | |
| December 2024 | ||||||
| Fr | 06-12?? | End | Leeming, UK? | F/A-18C | SwissAF | Yorknite |
| Lion Effort 24 | ||||||
| 13-05 | Čáslav, CZ | JAS39C | CzechAF | 211.tl | ||
| JAS39 | SwedishAF | |||||
| JAS39 | HungarianAF | MH101 | ||||
| KC390 | BrazilianAF | |||||
| Hot Blade | ||||||
| 23-05 | Beja, PT | L-159A (4x) | CzechAF | 212.tl | ||
| Falcon Leap | ||||||
| 09-09 | Eindhoven, NL | C295M/MW (1x) | CzechAF | 242.tsl | ||
| TLP 24-3 | ||||||
| 23-09 | Albacete, ES | L-159A (3x) | CzechAF | 212.tl | ||
| Ramstein Flag | ||||||
| 30-09 | Araxos, Andravidha, GR | JAS39C (4x) | CzechAF | 211.tl | ||
| Araxos or Andravidha, GR | C-130J (?x) | USAF | ||||
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