BRUSSELS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- NATO will hold Ramstein Alloy 3, a training event with participation of NATO allies and partner countries in the Baltic air space on Sept. 27-28, the security organization said Friday.
The tri-annual event uses training scenarios to enhance air policing procedures and Allied-Partner relationships by using NATO's Baltic Air Policing (BAP) assets and regional air forces.
Similar to previous Ramstein Alloys, the two-day schedule features the newest rotation of aircraft and personnel supporting NATO's BAP missions, which have been carried out since 2004.
At present, the French Air Force fighters were deployed to Siauliai, Lithuania as the lead BAP nation, with German Eurofighters augmenting the BAP mission in Amari, Estonia.
During Ramstein Alloy 3, Poland, along with Alliance partners Sweden and Finland, will join the French and German fighters to participate in air-to-air intercept, search and rescue and communication loss training.
The Lithuanian Air Force will provide the transport aircraft, while Latvia and Estonia will provide ground air controllers.
