Exercise Real Thaw 2012 - Portugal

[Jorge Ruivo]

Hello from Portugal.

Here I am to inform you that there will be a military exercise in Portugal. Real Thaw 2012.
During 23rd January till 3rd February.
There will be a spotterday on 2nd February at Monte Real air base.

This is an Air Force exercice with all portuguese forces, Navy and Army, with a few foreign forces.

Portuguese Air Force:

From Monte Real air base ( exercice HQ)

201Sqn and 301 Sqn with F-16 AM

From Montijo air base

501Sqn with C-130 Hercules
502Sqn with C-295 Persuater
751Sqn with EH-101 Merlin

From Beja air base:

552Sqn with Alouette III
601Sqn with P-3C cup+

Foreign forces

Unites States and Dutch will bring the FAC's
Nato: E-3A AWACS
Spain: Eurofighter from Ala 11 and A-330MRTT tanker
And from United Kindom will came te Falcon 20 from Cobham.

My last tear reports:
http://cannontwo.blogspot.com/2011/04/r ... tivos.html
http://cannontwo.blogspot.com/2011/04/r ... erday.html

I will update this topic

Regards
Jorge Ruivo

[Stefan]

Spotters day info is here:
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=81521

Regards,
Stefan