the future nato pilots - enjjpt

TEXT & PHOTOS - SØREN NIELSEN

The sun is rising on the flightline of Sheppard AFB. It’s calm now,

but by the end of the day, more than 230 sorties has been flown.

Photo by Søren Nielsen

For more than 35 years, many NATO countries have joined forces to build the

world’s best fighter pilot training program: the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training

Program (ENJJPT). Søren Nielsen reports from ENJJPT at Sheppard AFB, Texas.