www.defense.gouv.fr/air Nato tiger meet TIGER NEWS N°9 20 MAY 2011 A ll the participants of the NATO Tiger Meet 2011 met on Thursday, May 19 th 2011 in the afternoon on the taxiway of the airbase for a ceremony symbolizing the end of the exer- cise. The flags from the seventeen participating nations to the event were all lowered at the same time, while the Marseillaise was being played. Much emotion was felt during this ceremony clo- sing the last Tiger Meet on Cambrai airbase. What a long way since the first exercise in 1964 in France! ON THE FRONT COVER LIST OF AWARD WINNERS CLOSING CEREMONY 600 sorties were flown during the exercise from the 9th to the 19th of May 2011. silver tiger esquadra 301 portugal special tiger spirit award ba 103 cambrai france bronze tiger ec1/12 cambrésis france best flying ops esquadra 301 portugal best painted aircraft aufklarungsgeschwader 51 germany tiger games fliegerstaffel 11 switzerland best skit esquadra 301 portugal best tiger dress ec 5/330 côte d’argent france T he closing curtain of the Nato Tiger Meet 2011 was drawn on Thursday May 19 th 2011. During the exercise closing eve- ning, several trophies were awarded to the participants who dis- tinguished themselves. The winning squadrons in each category were nominated after the voting from each unit. The Silver Tiger – the utmost award - was won by the 301 Squadron from Portu- gal. It recognizes the great spirit of this team during the whole exercise. Cambrai Airbase received the special Tiger Spirit award, another important trophy.