Exercises African Eagle

yakousa a écrit:

le gris n´a pas de RWR sur l´arriere bnaf,ne serait ce pas l´agressor d´alconbury?

Pas seulement les RWR mais aussi une antenne à la base du bord d'attaque de la dérive.

c'est pour quand le prochain African Eagle?

normalement ca doit etre ces jours ci,et je crois que la visite de G.Ward entre dans ce cadre entre autres..

Tres impréssionant

jamais j'auré cru qu'une telle force de frappe aurait pu ce retrouver sur le sol marocain !!!! c'est impressionnant !!! y pourré pas oublier un f-15 OU DEUX LOL

nos mirage F-1 se sont frottés aux Tomcats du USS Kennedy en 3 occasions,surtout en LLF/Strikes

y´en a meme un qui aurait touché un cable en LLF

African Eagle´86 (12/22 nevembre novembre 86)

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...before she exercised with Moroccan and USAF units in African Eagle,evolutions that tested the battle group in AAW, overland strikes, CV attack and low-level flying

African Eagle´88(1-10 decembre 88 )

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..African Eagle ’88, a combined USN, USAF and Moroccan exercise off the north Moroccan coast that featured simulated low-level strikes against several inland targets, war-at-sea strikes against Moroccan patrol boats, and dissimilar air combat training against USAF F-16 and Moroccan Mirages

African Eagle´92

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African Eagle began on 6 December 1992 with an amphibious landing. During the exercise, an F-14 from VF-14 apparently struck a cable during a low-level flight over Morocco, but the ship recovered the Tomcat without incident and with minor damage to its port wing slat

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j3/john_f_kennedy.htm

c´est pas African Eagle mais bon..

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26 Mar 1983: Carl Vinson passed eastward through the Strait of Gibraltar and immediately began AdEx 1-83, an air operations exercise with the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Moroccan Northrop F-5 Tigers and Dassault Breguet F.1 Mirages flew simulated strikes against Carl Vinson; U.S. aircraft retaliated by attacking Moroccan airfields. The fleet air defense phase of the exercise occurred in an area of restricted maneuverability barely 20 miles from shore, forcing the Tomcats to intercept their Moroccan adversaries at low altitudes in multiple engagements, testing both sides' flying skills.

l´USS Carl Vinson

Africain Eagle 1998
3 F-16 "d'Aviano" à la 5ième BAFRA -Sidi Slimane-

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African Eagle

African Eagle is a biannual exercise between the United States and Morocco. African Eagle is a joint exercise for both countries. Moroccan forces include the Royal Moroccan Air Force, Navy, and naval infantry. American forces include elements of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.

In November 1986 a 6-plane detachment from VMA-231 participated in Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE, operating from USS Saipan in the Mediterranean. Out of 332 sorties scheduled in the exercises, not a single sortie was missed.

United States forces began training 04 December 1994 in a combined naval exercise with the Moroccan armed services. The exercise, named "African Eagle 94," was the fifth such cooperative training effort undertaken since the mid-1980s. For African Eagle 94 American forces were hosted in an exercise focusing on amphibious power projection capability of Sixth Fleet's amphibious forces under the tactical command of Commander Task Force 61. During African Eagle 94, both nations built upon the successes of past exercises, and to enhance the mutual understanding and trust gained through previous training evolutions.

The commander of the joint task force, designated Joint Task Force African Eagle is Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, VADM Joseph Prueher. United States Navy ships and units participating in African Eagle 94 include USS Ponce (LPD 15), USS Cape St. George (CG 71), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), and USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686). United States Marine Corps elements of the 22nd MEU (SOC) comprise the ground forces of the exercise.

In the 1994 exercise, all phases of an amphibious assault were practiced, from the initial planning, transit with ships in formation supported by anti-surface, anti-subsurface and anti-air escorts, preparation of troops and equipment, rehearsal and an actual assault phase and reembarkation. African Eagle 94 was an ambitious and realistic training exercise. It will sharpened the skills of American Sailors, Marines and airmen at every level, and challenge the capabilities of the combat and support organizations in a combined operating environment.

The deployment of airmen and fighter aircraft to Sidi Slimane Air Base in Morocco for exercise African Eagle '96 is a prime example of the Air Force using training opportunities to improve its readiness. Airmen from throughout USAFE, along with F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighters from Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, England, participated in live air-to-air exercises with Royal Moroccan air force F-5 and Mirage F-1 fighters.

The importance of these kinds of exercises is that they keep the edge on US forces. "We can get out of our main bases and into a deployed location in ways that we will do it for real -- in fact are doing it for real in lots of locations. It's also a total force effort, with the Guard and Reserve with us on this deployment. It's a multinational effort, at Sidi Slimane in Morocco.

Although the official exercise kickoff came Dec. 8, an advance team arrived early to establish a command and control presence and to test the ability of the 16th Air Force Special Command Advance Team, or SCAT, to get everything ready for the arrival of people and aircraft. The SCAT provides command and control for all U.S. participants, who had been rolled into the 16th Air Expeditionary Group. The concept of the SCAT is to get an advance team in country, which would then receive more forces. The team includes the commander, planners and functional area experts who can work with rear units to get supplies, and to contract with the local economy for some items when available. They land, take a look at the airfield, decide what's needed for follow-on Air Force units, find out what our mission is and then what it takes to accomplish that mission.

In January 2001 approximately 70 people from Aviano's 555th Fighter Squadron and about 90 other support people from the base's 31st Fighter Wing deployed to the biannual exercise dubbed "African Eagle." U.S. pilots practiced dissimilar air combat training with the Royal Moroccan air force. This type of training -- flying missions with different types of aircraft -- has been conducted in one form or another at this former U.S. air base since 1983. Aviano pilots said it gave them a chance to practice things they don’t normally get to do.

Source: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/african-eagle.htm

Un Grand Merci à Chahine pour ces belles scans

African Eagle années 80, à la 5°BAFRA Sidi Slimane GMSL

Dassault Mirage F1EH-200 n°171, Northrop F-5E Tiger II n° 919xx & Fairchild A-10 Warthog / Thunderbolt II

rmaf a écrit:

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Manifique photo !! Merci RMAF !!

prises par un pilote F14 des Tophatters
desolé pour la qualité,anciens cam





audessus de l´Atlas

les b-52 a sidi slimane african eagle 1987

cette f-15e est ecrase en libye durant la guerre civil

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Deployments for civil engineering troops usually mean long days, spartan conditions, and inevitably some hours sitting on a parking apron somewhere, leaning against a cargo pallet, waiting for an airplane. I've had the good fortune to experience those days in the company of hardworking, honest, friendly people, who pulled together and carried their loads with dignity and good humor. These photos are from Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, in November 1987.

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Sidi Slimane had been a USAF base in the 50s or 60s, and many of the old facilities were still intact, if run down, in the late 80s. The old theater building reminded me of Jimmy Stewart and Strategic Air Command, saving the world in the movies I watched as a kid. Being there, helping jets fly from that runway again, gave me a real sense of history, of having a small role in a long and proud tradition.

details d´African Eagle 1987,meme la MRM y participait..

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USS NASSAU - December 1987

10-11: Sortie, head for rendevous with the USS Thorn, the
Coral Sea and etc. after picking up the AV-8B's
from Rota. USAF F-16s and Moroccan fighters make
surprise passes at us. On 11 December, exercise
with AV-8B's versus the F-16s, F-5s and F-1s in
EDATF. Screened by USS Thorn and the Royal
Moroccan Navy frigate Erhamani as we approach the
Amphibious Objective Area for "Exercise African
Eagle."

12: Conduct rehearsal for "Exercise African Eagle." 1A
for wet well and flight deck operations all day.

13: Exercise African Eagle. Amphibious assault using
landing craft and helicopters in the vicinity of Al
Hoceima, Morocco. USS Thorn and RMN L.C. Erhamani
simulate NGFS. HE-130 drops parachute flares right
on time. Visited by the Commander of the Royal
Moroccan Navy and the Commander of the Royal
Moroccan Infantry School, who observe the
operations. Perfectly calm seas, light winds. Lhour
and H-hour are right on time, flawless.

15: Deploy AABFS sucaessfully.

17: Backload all African Eagle elements.

http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/n/lha-4/1987.pdf