Combat aircraft

from the northern borders of Macedonia

to the remote south-eastern island of

Kastelorizo.

Missions were carried out around the

clock, with realistic attrition rates being

set and very challenging scenarios that

included multiple threats and were

intended to invoke the ‘fog of war’. This

tested all involved to the limits, both

physically and psychologically. The aim

was to enhance the collaboration of the

participants in a meaningful, effective

and secure manner, and at a steady

rhythm of battle.

Strike Eagle sortie

The presence of US Air Forces in Europe’s

F-15E Strike Eagles was one of the

event’s major highlights. Combat Aircraft

had the chance to fly with the 492nd FS

during the exercise, to gauge the

effectiveness of a typical sortie. Lt Col

Jeremy ‘Maestro’ Renken, a highly

experienced aviator and the unit’s

commanding officer, was the author’s

pilot. ‘The ‘Iniohos’ exercise gets better

every year [with a] mix of challenging

scenarios that exercise planners develop

to test our skills in air superiority, close

air support, interdiction and dynamic

targeting,’ he said, adding: ‘This is an

Right: The

UAEAF sent six

immaculate

Dassault Mirage

2000-9s.

Paul van den Hurk

Below: F-16Cs

from 341 Mira at

Nea Anchialos

and resident

F-4Es at

Andravida.

Paul van den Hurk

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