Blue Flag (Israeli Air Force exercise)

American, Italian and Israeli pilots at Blue Flag 2013

Blue Flag is a military aviation exercise held by the Israeli Air Force. It first took place in November 2013 at Ovda Air Force Base in Israel. The exercise, which included the participation of several foreign air forces, was aimed at expanding international cooperation. Plans on making "Blue Flag" a biennial event[1] were realised in 2015 with another "Blue Flag" exercise in the which the air forces of the United States, Greece and Poland also participated.

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  1. ↑ Gordon, Dwayne (3 December 2013). "AF participates in first Israeli Blue Flag exercise". United States Air Force. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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