25 countries, 250 aircraft and 10,000 soldiers will take part in the exercise, which has as its object the immediate response of the Alliance in the event of a crisis and the activation of Article 5 for a collective response in the event of an attack against allied territory.
The exercise that will end in June 23 will take place in 6 airforce bases in Europe, mainly in Germany.
Problems are expected to arise in civil aviation, as commercial flights will be banned from time to time.
Approximately 2,600 Airmen and around 100 aircraft from 42 states are arriving in locations across Germany in preparation for exercise #AirDefender23.#AD23 is the largest air forces deployment exercise in @NATO history and a demonstration of transatlantic solidarity. pic.twitter.com/WaifmyJqFt
— Air National Guard (@AirNatlGuard) June 10, 2023
@Team_Luftwaffe ihr seid der Hammer! Ich wünsche euch einen supererfolgreichen #AD23. Ihr und euer PIZ macht einen super Job! Danke! pic.twitter.com/PxUjHaieIx
— DerPanzerkommandant (@SteKuPe) June 10, 2023
Hogs To #AirDefender23.
A KC-135 From The 128th Air Refuelling Wing (Wisconsin National Guard) Tows A-10C Thunderbolt IIs From The 127th Wing (Michigan National Guard) Across The Atlantic, For Their European Deployment As Part Of #AD23.
📸: Master Sgt. Lauren Kmiec (June 5th) pic.twitter.com/be0RWEy3e4
— SkyScanWorld ✈️🚁📡 (@scan_sky) June 12, 2023
h/t Ostria1