Message posted by FromAcrossTheOcean (Member since 04/21/2021) on March 08, 2022 at 5:11:02 PST:
"Members of the German air force perform pre-flight checks with a Tornado fighter jet on the flightline of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, before takeoff Feb. 10, 2022. Prior to traveling to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to participate in the annual Red Flag exercise, the Tornado and its crew partnered with U.S. Air Force Airmen to refuel and retrieve additional equipment." Of course, at that time, the general public would not have imagined that the world would be different and we would have a major war in Europe just two weeks later. Still, could not find any official documents that confirm planned participation or cancellation of GAF @ RF22-2 Also unclear if the jets indeed departed for US and were recalled somewhere on the way or never actually left. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7052929/spangdahlem-airmen-support-luftwaffe-tornado-crew-bound-red-flag
Here is some post from February 10th 2022 that suggests that indeed some GAF Tornados were planned for RF 22-2:
In Reply to: Re: Red Flag 22-2 confirmed posted by Gary on March 07, 2022 at 19:01:35 PST:
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