MALBORK, Poland – Turkish F-16 fighter aircraft currently conducting NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in Malbork, Poland, conducted aerial manoeuvres with a Polish Air Force C-295M Casa transport aircraft on August 26 to fine-tune their skills and honing their capabilities through Allied cooperation.
The Polish C-295M, with a dozen of international journalists on board, took off from Malbork, Poland, to join the aerial training session of Turkish fighter jets in the skies above eastern Poland.
The international photographers had the chance to see and document first-hand the precision and professionalism involved in Allied aerial operations.
My pilots and their Polish counterparts have the chance to train procedures for combined employment in support of the Alliance’s mission to provide deterrence, defence and security
“We appreciate this great opportunity to fly with our Polish colleagues and to practice precision manoeuvres, formation flying and escort procedures,” said Colonel Ahmet Çandir, the Detachment Commander of 80 Turkish Air Force members at Malbork augmenting NATO’s Air Policing mission in the Baltic region.
“It is a challenge to plan, coordinate and execute such an activity that benefits my pilots and their Polish counterparts. They have the chance to train and exercise procedures for combined employment in support of the Alliance’s mission to provide deterrence, defence and security,” he added.
