Στην 115 Πτέρυγα Μάχης στην Αεροπορική Βάση της Σούδας στην Κρήτη, πραγματοποιείτε συνεκπαίδευση της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας (ΠΑ) με την 480η Μοίρα Μαχητικών (480th Fighter Squadron) των Αμερικανικών αεροπορικών δυνάμεων Ευρώπης (United States Air Forces in Europe/USAFE), που εδρεύει στην Αεροπορική Βάση Spangdahlem της Γερμανίας. Η συνεργασία αυτή των δύο αεροποριών εντάσσεται στο πλαίσιο της αμυντικής συνεργασίας των δύο Αεροποριών για το τρέχον έτος 2015.Συμφώνως με την ανακοίνωση του ΓΕΑ, «σκοπός είναι η εξάσκηση του προσωπικού στην εκτέλεση σύνθετων αεροπορικών επιχειρήσεων και συγκεκριμένα θα εκτελεσθούν αποστολές Αέρος – Αέρος, Αέρος – Εδάφους και COMAO (Composite Air Operations)».Από ελληνικής πλευράς, η Πολεμική Αεροπορία πρόκειται να συμμετάσχει με μεγάλο αριθμό Πολεμικών Μοιρών και μαχητικών αεροσκαφών διαφόρων τύπων, ενώ από αντίστοιχης αμερικανικής, η 480FS θα συμμετάσχει με το σύνολο των πτητικών της μέσων, δηλ. με 18 αεροσκάφη F-16CM και κλιμάκιο 300 ατόμων,A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 340th Fighter Squadron taxis during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2015. The training covered basic and air combat maneuvers aimed at honing the skills between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 340th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2015. The training covered basic and air combat maneuvers aimed at honing the skills between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 343rd Fighter Squadron lands on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 26, 2015. The aircraft flew during training operations as part of a flying training deployment between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces at Souda Bay Jan. 16-Feb. 13, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 340th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2015. The aircraft conducted the training as part of the bilateral deployment between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces to develop interoperability and cohesion between the two NATO partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 29, 2015. The aircraft conducted the training as part of the bilateral deployment between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces to develop interoperability and cohesion between the two NATO partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force Team Zeus F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo aircraft assigned to the 340th Fighter Squadron performs aerobatic maneuvers during training over the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 27, 2015. Team Zeus, the HAF’s F-16 demonstration team, consists of pilots from the 340th and 343rd Fighter Squadrons stationed at Souda Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden//Released)A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2015. The aircraft conducted the training as part of the bilateral deployment between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces to develop interoperability and cohesion between the two NATO partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force C-27J Spartan cargo aircraft assigned to the 354th Squadron takes off on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 29, 2015. The Greek air force use the aircraft for transportation and humanitarian missions. The aircraft took off from Souda Bay as Greek and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft participated in a flying training deployment on the installation there Jan. 16 – Feb. 13, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares for flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 29, 2015. The training covered basic and air combat maneuvers aimed at honing the skills between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A U.S. Air Force flight jacket bearing a commemorative patch hangs on a hanger in an aircrew flight equipment room at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 26, 2015. The patch commemorates a flying training deployment between the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the Hellenic air force’s 115th Combat Wing held on the island of Crete Jan. 16-Feb 13, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force Team Zeus F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo aircraft assigned to the 340th Fighter Squadron performs aerobatic maneuvers during training over the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 27, 2015. The aircraft conduct training as Greek and U.S. Air Force fighter squadrons participated in a flying training deployment at Souda Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden//Released)A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 27, 2015. The aircraft participated in multiple flying sorties and air combat maneuvers between the Greek and U.S. Air Forces as part of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 340th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 26, 2015. The aircraft conducted flight operations during a bilateral training event aimed at enhancing interoperability between the Greek and U.S. air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 27, 2015. The training took place on the northwest bay of Crete, alongside the island’s White Mountain range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)A Hellenic air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 340th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 26, 2015. The aircraft, assigned to the Greek air force’s 115th Combat Wing, participated in a flying training deployment between the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo
by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)