NATO Tiger Association
The NATO Tiger Meet ( English for " NATO Tiger Meet, competitive ") is a military exercise of various squadrons from NATO member countries and friendly countries. The meetings are organized by the NATO Tiger Association. This goes back to a French initiative in 1959 to promote cohesion and cooperation ability of NATO air forces. The venue of the Tiger Meets changes annually, host is always one of the participating squadrons.
The name Tiger Meet is because participating in the first meeting in 1961 in English Woodbridge squadrons led all a tiger head in their coat of arms. Meanwhile, there is a tradition that every season a painted in tiger design machine brings to the meeting. The squadrons involved in the first Tiger Meet was the USAFE 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF no. 74 Squadron and the squadron de chasse 1/12 of the French Armée de l'air.
Venues
Members
The following scales are full members of the Association:
- Belgium Belgian air component 31st Squadron 31 Smaldeel
- 211th Tactical Squadron
- 221st Attack Helicopter Squadron
- Tactical Air Force squadron 51 " Immelmann "
- 335th Squadron " Tigers"
- Escadron de Chasse et d' Expérimentation 05 330
- Escadron de Chasse 1/7 "Provence"
- Flotilla 11F
- XII Gruppo CI
- Gruppo
- Squadron 1
- Squadron 313
- 338 Skvadron
- Esquadra 301 " Jaguares "
- Squadron 11 Tigers
- No. 230 Squadron RAF
- 814 Naval Air Squadron
Former members
The following seasons were a member of the NATO Tiger Association until its dissolution.
- Germany Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Reconnaissance Wing 52
- Fighter-bomber squadron 321
- Fighter-bomber squadron 431
- Escadron de Chasse 01 012
- 336 Squadron
- No. 74 Squadron
- 53d Fighter Squadron