{"id":36127,"date":"2024-06-11T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/11\/nato-allies-practice-dogfighting-as-russia-gains-ground-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:20:49","slug":"nato-allies-practice-dogfighting-as-russia-gains-ground-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2024\/06\/11\/nato-allies-practice-dogfighting-as-russia-gains-ground-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO allies practice dogfighting as Russia gains ground in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than three dozen fighter pilots from nine NATO countries convened last week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to face off against each other in a first-of-its-kind, U.S.-led exercise to sharpen air-to-air combat skills and coordination between allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRamstein 1v1\u2033 pitted pilots from the U.S., United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany, against each other in a daylong competition of basic fighter maneuvers, or \u201cdogfighting,\u201d in which rapid decisions and sharp response to an adversary can mean life or death. It featured a mishmash of aircraft, including F-35A Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, Eurofighter Typhoons, French Rafales, F\/A-18 Hornets and A-4 Skyhawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/06\/07\/air-force-revives-air-to-air-battle-competition-with-a-pacific-twist\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/041112-F-0881Z-021.jfif_.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force revives air-to-air battle competition, with a Pacific twist<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force has held one &quot;William Tell&quot; competition in the 27 years since it paused the regular meets in 1996.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise was a first for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and turned Ramstein, a military airlift hub, into a fighter base for a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBasic fighter maneuvering \u2026 is a foundational skill set for fighter pilots,\u201d Lt. Col. Michael Loringer, USAFE\u2019s chief of weapons and tactics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3802083\/usafe-hosts-first-basic-fighter-maneuver-exercise-at-ramstein-ab\/\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cIt tests a pilot\u2019s reaction time, physical stamina and situational awareness. \u2026 There is no better way to build trust in a pilot\u2019s aircraft or a pilot\u2019s skills than to engage\u201d one-on-one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event comes as Russia gains ground in Ukraine in the third year of the war on NATO\u2019s doorstep. The U.S. military and its allies have turned their attention to bolstering aerial combat skills as they prepare for the possibility that tensions with Russia and China might spill into armed conflict, pitting advanced air forces against each other for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of that prep work, the Air Force last September brought back its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/06\/07\/air-force-revives-air-to-air-battle-competition-with-a-pacific-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\">famed \u201cWilliam Tell\u201d aerial shooter competition<\/a> after sidelining it for nearly two decades because of high operations tempo in the Middle East. Air Combat Command told Air Force Times Tuesday that a 2025 William Tell competition is tentatively in the works, though a date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USAFE Commander Gen. James Hecker said last year that NATO pilots will also put freshly honed offensive and defensive maneuvers to the test at a major new training exercise, Ramstein Flag, in Greece at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t want to go to war with Russia, and I don\u2019t think they want to go to war with us either,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/08\/18\/ukraine-war-prompts-new-us-air-tactics-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">told Air Force Times last July<\/a>. \u201cBut we need to make sure that we have the forces capable of deterring them, so that nothing bad will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During last week\u2019s exercise, U.S. airmen from RAF Lakenheath, England, pitched in to service the Royal Norwegian Air Force\u2019s F-35s. The 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein handled installation support and flight line operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise focused on readiness and building trust, with some friendly competition built in. After a day of flying, a piano was burned in memory of fighter pilots killed in action \u2014 a World War II tradition that lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not just NATO allies, but a community bound by genuine friendship and respect,\u201d Loringer said. \u201cI emphasize this point because successful military operations require exceptional teamwork, often critical to survival. And as a pilot, it boils down to trust. 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