International aerial training exercise 'Blue Flag' brings 8 air forces to the Ovda base in Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021.
Pilots from Israel, the United States, Britain, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, and France sit together for lunch. It’s not the start of a joke, it’s a description of life at the Ovda Southern Air Force Base over the past week and a half.
Aircraft mechanic technicians working on warplanes maintenance during the ‘Blue Flag,’ Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
More than 1,500 people from 8 different countries gathered to spend two weeks together in mutual learning, joint training, and practice of various scenarios, in the most accurate way, as part of the international exercise Blue Flag.
International aerial training exercise ‘Blue Flag’ brings 8 air forces to the Ovda base in Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90The French Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft during the Blue Flag international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90Israeli F-15 during the Blue Flag international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90Warplane taking off in the ‘Blue Flag’ training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90Warplane taking off in the ‘Blue Flag’ training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, Oct. 24, 2021. / Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
