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Spanish Hornets on Iceland Air Policing Escort U.S. B-1Bs to Norway

Spanish Hornets on Iceland Air Policing Escort U.S. B-1Bs to Norway

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In this episode, we explore three stories that underscore NATO’s cooperation, innovation, and readiness across the Alliance.

We begin in Belgrade, where NATO’s Mobile Training Team partnered with the Serbian Air Force to strengthen air operational planning skills under the Partnership for Peace programme.

Then we move to Pápa Air Base in Hungary, where the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force conducted its first-ever diversion recovery training using advanced Virtual Reality technology to prepare multinational crews for critical aircraft recovery scenarios.

Finally, we head north, from Iceland to Norway, where U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers integrated with Spanish EF/A-18M Hornets on Air Policing duty. The U.S. B-1B Lancers were on their way to Ørland Air Base, Norway to further train and integrate with Norwegian F-35s in this iteration of the U.S.’ Bomber Task Force deployment, honing skills for high-threat air operations and refining skills in the find, fix, track and target process.



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