UK, French air forces hail success of Capable Eagle
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UK, French air forces hail success of Capable Eagle
As reported in Flight Global (click link for full article etc).
British and French commanders have hailed the success of a bilateral air combat exercise staged from a UK base on 7-17 October for strengthening a so-called “entente cordiale” between the nations’ armed forces.
The exercise, dubbed ‘Capable Eagle’, was run from the Royal Air Force’s Leeming base in North Yorkshire under joint command for the first time. It was intended to replicate the challenges faced by an Anglo-French expeditionary air wing during a real-world operation. The activity formed the aerial component of a wider Joint Warrior exercise, which is now held twice a year.
The exercise, dubbed ‘Capable Eagle’, was run from the Royal Air Force’s Leeming base in North Yorkshire under joint command for the first time. It was intended to replicate the challenges faced by an Anglo-French expeditionary air wing during a real-world operation. The activity formed the aerial component of a wider Joint Warrior exercise, which is now held twice a year.
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Of course, we shall need to put the entente aside during the Six Nations.
We can certainly allow Les Bleus to do as well as last season... any time they want, in fact!
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Yep, the French were certainly running in reverse gear in Libya and Mali and definitely did not take the lead in Europe with regard to pushing for military action in Syria.
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