SIS Summary - April 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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| April 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 | Iceland | various | Northern Viking | |||
| current | Northern Europe | various | Defender Europe | |||
| current | Skrydstrup, DK | F-16BM (2x) | RNoAF | TDY till sept?, UKR training. | ||
| current | Ramstein, DE | C-130J-30 (2x) | AFRC 815th AS | TDY, end date unknown | ||
| current | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-1 | |||
| current | Germany /Poland | various | Steadfast Defender/ Grand Center | |||
| current | Laage, DE | JAS39C (5x) | SwedishAF F7 | |||
| current | Geilenkirchen, DE | KC-135R (2x) | ANG 108th ARS | Esso TDY | ||
| Th | 25-04 | Start | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-07 | |
| Fr | 26-04 | End? | Laage, DE | JAS39C (5x) | SwedishAF F7 | |
| Su | 28-04 | Start | Malaysia, Singapore | various | Bersama Shield | |
| Mo | 29-04 | End | Iceland | various | Northern Viking | |
| May 2024 | ||||||
| Fr | 03-05 | End? | Geilenkirchen, DE | KC-135R (2x) | ANG 108th ARS | Esso TDY |
| Fr | 03-05 | End | Eielson, AK, USA | various | Red Flag Alaska 24-1 | |
| Sa | 04-05 | End | Nellis, NV, USA | various | Green Flag 24-07 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | ||||||
| **-07 | Start | Koksijde, BE | various | SAR Meet | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Swift Response | ||||||
| 05-05 | Poland | C295M/MW (4x) | CzechAF | 242.tsl | ||
| Lion Effort 24 | ||||||
| 06-05 | 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 | ||
| Tigermeet 2024 | ||||||
| 03-06 | Schleswig, DE | JAS39C (5x) | CzechAF | 211.tl | ||
| SAR Meet | ||||||
| **-07 | Koksijde, BE | Mi-17 | 243.vrl | |||
| W-3A | 243.vrl | |||||
| 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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