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The annual exercise is run under the name of Tiger Meet. (All the aircraft involved have tiger emblems.) This year it includes nine squadrons with fifty aircraft and 1,000 personnel from eight nations.
NATO Tiger Meet 2021 drills are being run from the Beja Air Base in Portugal and include squadrons from NATO member states and from partner states as well. Switzerland is in the latter category. The Swiss aircraft flew to Portugal from their base at Meiringen. They are part of Fliegerstaffel 11, which has been a component of the NATO Tiger Association since 1981. Austria is also a participant.