Scramble, Scramble, Scramble, 349 Squadron NATO Air Policing

During this video the Belgian 349 Squadron was temporarily based at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania for the Baltic Air Policing at the beginning of 2020. The Belgian Air Force provided a flight from Brussels to Siauliai to witness a scramble of the Belgian F-16 detachment. During the flight from Brussels to Siauliai, the Airbus was intercepted by several fighters on Quick Reaction Alert from France, Great Britain, Denmark, Finland and Poland. These air to air shots are seen in the first part of this video as well when the Airbus was intercepted. The second part of the video shows how the Belgians of the 349 Squadron handle a QRA Scramble in real life. At Siauliai the Belgian 349 Squadron from Kleine-Brogel Air Base gave an excellent demonstration how a scramble is processed on the ground. NATO forces are always 24/7 on standby to defend the European airspace against unwanted intruders.
Scrambles are in the north of Europe coordinated by the CAOC Uedem in the northwest of Germany. This organization is responsible for NATO Air Policing north of the Alps. Like its sister CAOC at Torrejón, it has a Static Air Defense Center, conducting 24/7 peacetime Air Policing, and provides trained and qualified staff to the NATO Command Structure Joint Force Air Component at Ramstein. For Air Policing, CAOC Uedem works closely with Control and Reporting Centers, Control and Reporting Posts and National Air Policing Centers, allowing for thorough coordination of peacetime Air Policing operations, procedures, and robust command and control. This includes control of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing operation, where contributing nations take turns in providing Quick Reaction Alert forces for the mission. The CAOC at Uedem also controls NATO’s mission in Iceland, where Allies rotate fighter squadrons for three to four week training deployments providing Airborne Intercept Capabilities to ensure Iceland’s airspace security.
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www.runway28.nl/2020_01_14_EYS...
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00:05 - Introduction to Quick Reaction Alert
00:29 - Intercept by the French Gascogne Rafale B
00:49 - Intercept by a pair of British RAF Typhoons
01:06 - Intercepted by a pair of Royal Danish Air Force F-16s
01:36 - Intercepted by two Finish Rissala F-18C Hornets
01:58 - Two Polish F-16s from Amari Baltic Air Policing Intercepting
02:19 - Descending to visit the 349 Squadron at Siauliai Air Base
02:32 - Starting the visit at the Belgian Air Force 349 Squadron
02:39 - Introduction to the F-16AM and its weapon systems
03:11 - Scramble Scramble Scramble, alarm for the 349
03:24 - Belgian Pilot rushing to their F-16s for launch
03:49 - Start up APU and buckle up to get ready for action
04:39 - Engine start-up and start the pre-flight check
05:10 - Handy crew chief is removing the safety pins from weapons
05:46 - Taxi out of the shelter and rush for the intercept
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For corporation making this video special thanks to:
NATO Allied Air Command Ramstein
NATO CAOC Uedem Germany
Belgian Air Force Public Relations
349 Squadron of the Belgian Air Force
349 Sqn Commander Ron for his expertise
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[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Wow !!! That is a very fabulous video of NATO Air Policing scramble of the F-16AM 😊😎

[@AlexvanNoije]

Thanks Douglas! yes it was indeed quite rare to witness a scramble in the Baltics. Really a very nice experience here 😁

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

@@AlexvanNoije wow !!! Cool experience to get on flight as well on how they coordinate as a team and much obliged indeed 😎👍

[@AlexvanNoije]

Yes inderdaad. I fles from Brussels to Siauliai and was 6x times intercepted by seperaat filter pairs!

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

@@AlexvanNoije Ooo absolutely cool sight indeed from different nations all working together 😎😃

[@flyingmaxQ]

Loved every single second of the video ❤️

[@AlexvanNoije]

Thank you very much. The pleasure was mine to share this experience with you 😊

[@RobRuwit50]

Very nice footage Alex, with explanatory text, thanks for sharing. Gr, Rob.

[@AlexvanNoije]

You're welcome Rob, it is my pleasure. Thanks for the kind words 👍👍👍

[@rondo122]

well made video Alex, thanks for sharing!!

[@AlexvanNoije]

You're welcome 👍👌

[@dwong2328]

What's that song playing from 3.31min?. It's so mesmerising seeing QRA in action.

[@AlexvanNoije]

I have to take a look for that. The music is from the free UA-cam database. NATO will go strong 💪❤ 💪

[@GMAPdotNL]

|Nice one again Alex ! how did you manage this flight ? :-)

[@AlexvanNoije]

I was invited to join, and thanks for the kind words 😀

[@danielh1708]

BTW...the JFS does NOT provide electrical power to the aircraft. It is only for starting the engine. Its not an APU.

[@AlexvanNoije]

Thanks for the additional info 😀

[@DikkeBetha]

Big fan of your video's dude, but painfully bad English at times. Don't wanna nit-pick or be a grammar-nazi. See it as constructive criticism:
"Respond on a tread" -> "Respond to a threat"
"Rolling of the shelter" -> "Rolling from the shelter" ("of the shelter" suggest the planes are on the roof of the shelter. And it would be "off the shelter" in that case.)
"and have both a rolling take-off" -> "and both perform a rolling take-off"

[@AlexvanNoije]

Thanks for the feedback! As I am still learning a lot including the languages I see this indeed as constructive criticism. I will try to improve here 😀

[@withamarshview1436]

Language is about the communication of ideas. So long as the listener correctly understands what the speaker is intending, then I'm fine with it. (Non-native speakers always have proficiency deficits, so I don't expect flawlessness.) The text description provided was intelligible and educational useful. That's what matters.