The 36th Wing took part in the Tiger Meet 2024 exercise with four Eurofighter aircraft.
From 3 to 13 June, the Italian Air Force took part in an international exercise NATO Tiger Meet 2024 in Germany, at the German airbase of Schleswig. This year's event saw the participation of 13 Flying Squadrons from Greece, France, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, France, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
For the Italian Air Force, taking part in the exercise was 36th Fighter Wing Which participated with four aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon, one of which is a special colour version. The white tiger, the dart and the green colour have merged into the captivating graphics of the commemorative livery which recalls the symbols and colours of the 351st White Tiger Squadron and the XII Interceptor Fighter Group of the 36th Wing. In particular, from above, the face of a white tiger, symbol of the 351st Squadron, with a green eye, the distinctive colour of the XII Group, is clearly visible, standing out against a dark grey background that recalls the shape of a dart, another emblem of the Flying Group.
The green streaks, on a dark grey background, are repeated on two foreplanes anteriori su quelle posteriori, dove delimitano il volto ruggente di una tigre bianca che sovrasta il numero “351”.
To win the prestigious “Silver Tiger Trophy”, a recognition that is awarded to the Flight Group what stands out most during the drill and which in 2021 was awarded precisely by XII Flying Group of the 36th Fighter Wing, this year has been the 6th Fighter Squadron of the Polish Air Force.
It Nato Tiger Meet it is an international exercise which, every year since 1960, brings together Flying Groups from the various Armed Forces whose emblem features a “tiger”. The purpose of this important Training meeting is to plan and conduct complex air missions, during which air, ground, and simulated threats are cyber. The objective is to maximise integration between Flight Departments, share training and operational experiences, as well as to develop and strengthen the esprit de corps and cooperation that characterises the “Tiger spirit”, with a view to interoperability between the various participating assets, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing.
