During this video the Belgian 349 Squadron was temporarily based at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania for the Baltic Air Policing at the beginning of 2020. The Belgian Air Force provided a flight from Brussels to Siauliai to witness a scramble of the Belgian F-16 detachment. During the flight from Brussels to Siauliai, the Airbus was intercepted by several fighters on Quick Reaction Alert from France, Great Britain, Denmark, Finland and Poland. These air to air shots are seen in the first part of this video as well when the Airbus was intercepted. The second part of the video shows how the Belgians of the 349 Squadron handle a QRA Scramble in real life. At Siauliai the Belgian 349 Squadron from Kleine-Brogel Air Base gave an excellent demonstration how a scramble is processed on the ground. NATO forces are always 24/7 on standby to defend the European airspace against unwanted intruders.

Scrambles are in the north of Europe coordinated by the CAOC Uedem in the northwest of Germany. This organization is responsible for NATO Air Policing north of the Alps. Like its sister CAOC at Torrejón, it has a Static Air Defense Center, conducting 24/7 peacetime Air Policing, and provides trained and qualified staff to the NATO Command Structure Joint Force Air Component at Ramstein. For Air Policing, CAOC Uedem works closely with Control and Reporting Centers, Control and Reporting Posts and National Air Policing Centers, allowing for thorough coordination of peacetime Air Policing operations, procedures, and robust command and control. This includes control of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing operation, where contributing nations take turns in providing Quick Reaction Alert forces for the mission. The CAOC at Uedem also controls NATO’s mission in Iceland, where Allies rotate fighter squadrons for three to four week training deployments providing Airborne Intercept Capabilities to ensure Iceland’s airspace security.

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00:05 – Introduction to Quick Reaction Alert
00:29 – Intercept by the French Gascogne Rafale B
00:49 – Intercept by a pair of British RAF Typhoons
01:06 – Intercepted by a pair of Royal Danish Air Force F-16s
01:36 – Intercepted by two Finish Rissala F-18C Hornets
01:58 – Two Polish F-16s from Amari Baltic Air Policing Intercepting
02:19 – Descending to visit the 349 Squadron at Siauliai Air Base
02:32 – Starting the visit at the Belgian Air Force 349 Squadron
02:39 – Introduction to the F-16AM and its weapon systems
03:11 – Scramble Scramble Scramble, alarm for the 349
03:24 – Belgian Pilot rushing to their F-16s for launch
03:49 – Start up APU and buckle up to get ready for action
04:39 – Engine start-up and start the pre-flight check
05:10 – Handy crew chief is removing the safety pins from weapons
05:46 – Taxi out of the shelter and rush for the intercept


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For corporation making this video special thanks to:

NATO Allied Air Command Ramstein
NATO CAOC Uedem Germany
Belgian Air Force Public Relations
349 Squadron of the Belgian Air Force
349 Sqn Commander Ron for his expertise

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