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Sep 22, 2026
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
And welcome to a new season of the podcast.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
We hope here from Allied Air Command that you had a summer that was quite eventful and fantastic.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
And to my Spanish colleagues, congratulations on a well-deserved World Cup finish.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
¡Ole! ¡Vamos la Roja! In this new season, we plan on unpacking NATO's profound shift from air policing to comprehensive air defense, a new NATO framework committing the Alliance to greater flexibility through a combination of assets and capabilities across all operational domains to ensure a multi-layered 360-degree air-shield bubble across the Alliance.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
That's quite a mouthful.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
Now, what better way to kick this all off than by learning how to become a NATO fighter pilot? Today, we're taking you inside the fighter pilot's world with Danish Lieutenant Colonel Martin Amy Fries.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
With nearly four decades of military service, including 17 years flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Amy brings a career's worth of experience to our conversation here at Allied Air Command.
Jose Houdini DavisHOST
We talk about what it takes to stay ahead of a fighter aircraft, the trust that connects allied pilots, and a moment when a routine departure becomes a life or death decision to eject.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Colombia stood up a Colombian Aerospace Force in 2023.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
And NATO has a NATO Space Center, 2020, under Allied Air Command.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
And the ones with units rather than commands? South Korea, Pakistan, Turkey, Israel, Brazil, Iran, North Korea, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand.
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The list is long and the capabilities aren't comparable.
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For NATO's space theatre component, advances across the civilian and commercial sector contribute to a more resilient space environment, supporting Allied access to space-enabled services and strengthening NATO's ability to integrate space effects into multi-domain operations in support of deterrence and collective defence.
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Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office, with support from Andoya Space in Norway.
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Published July 29, 2025.
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Headline, NATO Allies Enhance Cohesion in Baltic Air Defense Mission.
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By working together from the first stages of a deployment, Allied personnel strengthen cohesion, readiness and collective defense, reinforcing NATO's ability to protect its territory, populations and NATO airspace.
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Across NATO's eastern flank, Italian Eurofighters are deployed to Lithuania, Turkish F-16s to Estonia, and Spanish fighters to Romania and Estonia, as part of NATO's robust air defense posture.
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Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office, with support from the Spanish Air and Space Force.
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Published September 3, 2026.