Video by Staff Sgt. Tory Patterson | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.16.2017
Video of final events at REAL THAW 17, the Portuguese-led, large joint and combined forces exercise that took place from March 5 to 17, 2017 in Beja, Portugal. REAL THAW 17 developed and integrated realistic interoperability tasks both in the air and on the ground between multinational units. Aside from the United States and Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands......
Video by Staff Sgt. Tory Patterson | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.15.2017
In this video, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, Captain Matt Coffey of the 37th Airlift Squadron (Ramstein Air Base), talks about REAL THAW 17. REAL THAW is a Portuguese-led, large joint and combined forces exercise in Beja, Portugal. Participants include military forces from the United States and Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The exercise, which occurred March......
Video by Staff Sgt. Tory Patterson | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.13.2017
Social media piece that announced the beginning of REAL THAW 17, a Portuguese-led joint and combined force exercise occurring in Beja, Portugal, March 5th-17th. Participating forces will execute training missions aimed to merge and employ different platforms toward a major objective, covering a vast range of activities to include air-to-air and air-to-ground training, tactical air......
Video by Staff Sgt. Tory Patterson | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.13.2017
B-roll and suggested script (below): SUGGESTED VOICEOVER: AIRMEN FROM RAMSTEIN AIR BASE ARE PARTICIPATING IN REAL THAW 17, A PORTUGUESE-LED, LARGE JOINT AND COMBINED FORCES EXERCISE IN BEJA (BAY-JUH), PORTUGAL. THE EXERCISE IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN NATIONS. MILITARY UNITS FROM BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE, AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN REAL THAW. THE......
Video by Vincenzo Vitiello | Training Support Activity Europe | 03.10.2017
Sky Soldiers with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade execute a fire mission on a 120mm Mortar during live-fire training in conjuction with soldiers from Portugal Airborne Brigade, as a part of Exercise Real Thaw 17 in Santa Margarida, Portugal, March 10, 2017. (Video by Vincenzo Vitiello/Released)....
Video by Staff Sgt. Armando Aparicio | 48th Fighter Wing | 02.25.2016
B-roll of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, in the Portuguese led NATO exercise, Real Thaw. Real Thaw is designed to improve air interoperability between NATO allies and partners....
Video by Staff Sgt. Brandon Sabin | 86th Airlift Wing | 02.25.2016
Members of Ramstein AB participate in exercise REAL THAW 16 in Portugal with Portuguese service members.
Video by Staff Sgt. Brandon Sabin | 86th Airlift Wing | 02.21.2016
A Social Media piece that introduces the 86 AW to Real Thaw 16.