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[[Image:62 28-9-07 1764 BW.jpg|thumb|A [[Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard|Super Étendard]] of the Flottille 11F of the [[French Navy]] during a 'Tiger Meet' in 2007]]▼
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The '''NATO Tiger Association''' or the '''Association of Tiger Squadrons''' was established in 1961. Promoted by French Defence minister [[Pierre Messmer]], its role is to promote solidarity between [[NATO]] [[air force]]s. It is not, though, part of the formal NATO structure.
The
As of May 2016, the squadrons<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.natotigers.org/tiger-units
==Members==
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austrian Air Force]]
** 1 Jet Training Squadron
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian Air Force]]
** [[31st Squadron (Belgium)|31 Smaldeel]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Air Force]]
** 211. ''taktická letka'' (211th Tactical Squadron)
** 221. ''vrtulníková letka'' (221st Helicopter Squadron)
* {{flagicon|France}} [[French Air Force]]
** ''Escadron de Chasse et d'Expérimentation''
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* {{flagicon|France}} [[French Navy]]
** Flottille 11F
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German Air Force]]
** [[Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51|''Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader'' 51]] "Immelmann" (Tactical Air Force Wing 51)
** [[Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74|''Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader'' 74]] "Bavarian Tigers" (Tactical Air Force Wing 74)
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Hellenic Air Force]]
** [[335th Squadron (HAF)|335 Squadron]] "Tigers"
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian Air Force]]
** 59/1 Squadron<ref name="AFM317">Archer, Bob, ''New Tails for the Tigers'', [[Air Forces Monthly]], Issue 317, August 2014, p. 9</ref>
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian Air Force]]
** XII ''Gruppo
** 21 Gruppo (387th and 388th Flights)
* {{flag|NATO}} (NATO Airborne Early Warning Force)
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** Ala 15
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Air Force]]
** 192'nci Kaplan Filo
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Air Force]]
** [[No. 230 Squadron RAF|230 Squadron]]
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Navy]]
** [[814 Naval Air
===Honorary members===
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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States Air Force]]
** [[37th Bomb Squadron]]
** [[79th Fighter Squadron]]
** [[120th Fighter Squadron]]
** [[391st Fighter Squadron]]
** [[393rd Bomb Squadron]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Air National Guard|United States Air
**[[141st Air Refueling Squadron]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States Navy]]
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===Former members===
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▲** [[Jagdbombergeschwader 32]] (disbanded March 2013)<ref name="AFM317"/>
▲** Jagdbomberstaffel 431
* [[1/7 fighter squadron Provence|''Escadron de Chasse'' 1/7 "Provence"]] (French Air Force)
▲** Escadron de Chasse 1/12
▲* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
▲** 336 Squadron
▲** [[No. 74 Squadron RAF|74 (F) Squadron]]
▲** [[53d Fighter Squadron|53rd Fighter Squadron]]
== Tiger Meets ==
The most publicly visible aspect of the NATO Tiger Association are the annual Tiger Meets, during which member squadrons gather for exercises, conferences, and public relations.
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| 1962 || 22–25 August || {{flagicon|UK}} RAF Woodbridge || {{flagicon|USA}} [[79th Fighter Squadron|79 TFS]] || || 8 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meet/ntm1962|title=1962 | NATO Tigers|website=www.natotigers.org}}</ref>]
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| 1963 || 27–30 August || {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kleine Brogel Air Base|Kleine Brogel]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[31st Squadron (Belgium)|31 Smaldeel]] || || 8 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meet/ntm1963|title=1963 | NATO Tigers|website=www.natotigers.org}}</ref>
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| 1964 || 9–15 June || {{flagicon|France}} [[Cambrai-Niergnies Airport|Cambrai]]|| {{flagicon|France}} EC 1/12 || || 8 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meet/ntm1964|title=1964 | NATO Tigers|website=www.natotigers.org}}</ref>
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| 2023 || 2–13 October || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gioia del Colle Air Base|Gioia Del Colle]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} 12° Gruppo || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74|TaktLwG 74]] || 18 || <ref>http://www.natotigers.org/tiger-meets/2023</ref>
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