NATO SHAPE
22 April 2004
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany – The NATO E-3A component succeeded in proving its capability to support NATO operations recently, when it successfully completed an operational evaluation conducted by the Allied Air Forces North Tactical Evaluation Team, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
This certification proves the component’s readiness to conduct future missions across the full spectrum of NATO operations – including anti-terror missions.
In the last three years, the E-3A component has deployed to support major anti-terror and airspace-defense missions over the United States during Operation Eagle Assist and over Turkey in Operation Crescent Guard.
Additionally, the NATO AWACS has increasingly been called upon to provide its characteristic net of security at a wide variety of summits and special events, including the 2002 NATO summit in Prague, the 2003 European Union summit in Greece and this year’s upcoming Olympic games. It is expected that this demanding operational pace will continue in the ongoing war against terror.
Operational evaluations are conducted on a regular basis to certify to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe that assigned units are ready to meet the operational requirements and interoperability standards required to participate in NATO-led military operations.
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