Beja: BA 11 welcomes in May the NATO TIGER MEET. 17 May, day of “Open base”.
For the third in 56 editions Air Base 11 will receive in May the NATO TIGER MEET. Are expected 3.000 Military, 100 aircraft 20 squad, coming from 14 countries.
A Air Base (BA) 11, based in Beja, will receive from 10 and 22 May, the 56th edition of the NATO "TIGER MEET" (NTM), defined as the largest gathering of world Flight Squadrons Tigers, organized by the NATO Tiger Association (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
They are expected in Beja 3.000 Military, 100 aircraft 20 squad, coming from 14 countries, and 12 NATO and two guests, Switzerland and Austria. This will be the third time the BA11 receives the "TIGER MEET", the other two occurred in 1996 and 2002 and the first time held in Portugal, ran the year 1987 and took place at the BA6, no Montijo.
The organization belongs to Squadron 301-Jaguars, da BA 5, Monte Real, having the announcement was made in May last year, days after the coronation of the issue of winners 2019, which took place at the BA 118, I Mont-de-Marsn, on France, news that was released in 31 May 2019 by Lidador News.
The most visible advertising aspect of the NATO Tiger Association is the "Tiger Meet", during which members squads gather for exercises, conferences and social gatherings.
The present NTM local authorities, Beja in the Chamber were Colonel Pilav Paulo Costa, BA11 commander and Colonel Carlos Lourenço Pilav, Direction of Air Command of Air Operations, headquartered in Monsanto (na photos), Having been learned that on 17 May, It will be the day of "Open Base", integrated in prayers eat the anniversary of the Air Force (FAP), elapsing several parallel activities in the city.
Editing 2019 the "NTM" in France, marked the return, 8 years later, 301 jaguars, the Squares, who represented the FAP which won the Silver Tiger Trophy to Portuguese.
After nine days of competition the lusos military collected the Silver Tiger and also the Tiger Spirit Award (Tiger Spirit Award).
To have a real dimension of the "TIGER MEET" (https://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meets), last year at the base of Mont-de-Marsn, on France, attended, 24 stations, and 14 Participants in flights, 4 as observers, 2 as visitors and 4 as external participants, only the Portuguese squad were present 31 Military.
Teixeira Correia
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