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Flying in a fighter jet What’s it like to fly in a high-performance fighter jet? Join NATO video producer, Rob Kunzig, as he gets airborne with a Dutch instructor pilot at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program (ENJJPT). Founded in the 1980s, this training programme was created to help Allies share the cost of training fighter pilots and ensure that working together became part of the DNA of Allied air operations. Today, 14 Allies send students and instructors to the programme, including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States. The instructors are exhaustive in their feedback because the difference between success and failure could be the difference between life and death. As our video producer finds out, this isn’t a job for the faint of heart (or stomach). Click here to download the video.  You can also watch the video on YouTube.

18 August 2023 Update NATO Mission Iraq takes on additional advisory and capacity-building tasks Following a request from the Iraqi authorities and a decision by the North Atlantic Council on 17 August 2023, the scope of NATO Mission Iraq will also include advisory and capacity-building activities in support of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Federal Police Command. READ MORE Chair of the NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 14 to 16 August 2023, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee attended the 25th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Fiji. READ MORE NATO ships train alongside world’s largest aircraft carrier Ships from multinational NATO Maritime Group 2 participated in a series of maritime training exercises alongside the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford during Exercise Sage Wolverine in the Mediterranean Sea. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command) READ MORE Allies conduct joint flight training during exercise Thracian Summer 2023 Thracian Summer 2023, an Allied joint flight training exercise, is currently underway at Bezmer Air Base and Cheshnegirovo Airport in Bulgaria. (Story courtesy of Shape) READ MORE TOPIC: Resilience, civil preparedness and Article 3 Rooted in Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty, national preparedness and resilience are necessary for member countries to withstand major shocks and contribute to the Alliance’s collective defence. READ MORE TOPIC: Countering hybrid threats Hybrid methods of warfare – such as propaganda, deception, sabotage and other non-military tactics – are used against NATO Allies by adversaries. These  threats are increasing in speed, scale and intensity, but NATO has a strategy for its role in countering hybrid warfare and stands ready to defend the Alliance and all Allies. READ MORE Flying in a fighter jet What’s it like to fly in a high-performance fighter jet? Join NATO video producer, Rob Kunzig, as he gets airborne with a Dutch instructor pilot at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training programme (ENJJPT). WATCH VIDEO