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The NATO Tiger Association or the Association of Tiger Squadrons was established in 1959. Promoted by French Defence minister Pierre Messmer
Pierre Messmer

Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a France Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 — a time-record since Louvois under Louis XIV — and then as French Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974....
, its role is to promote solidarity between NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 air forces. It is not, though, part of the formal NATO structure.

The USAFE (United States Air Force Europe
United States Air Forces in Europe

The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a United States Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the U.S....
) 79th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) took the initiative and on 19 July 1961 they invited No. 74 Squadron RAF
No. 74 Squadron RAF

No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s....
 and EC 1/12 Squadron of the French Armée de l`air
French Air Force

The French Air Force is the air force of the Military of France. Formed in 1909 as the Service A?ronautique, it is the world?s oldest military air service....
 to Woodbridge in England.






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The NATO Tiger Association or the Association of Tiger Squadrons was established in 1959. Promoted by French Defence minister Pierre Messmer
Pierre Messmer

Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a France Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 — a time-record since Louvois under Louis XIV — and then as French Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974....
, its role is to promote solidarity between NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 air forces. It is not, though, part of the formal NATO structure.

The USAFE (United States Air Force Europe
United States Air Forces in Europe

The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a United States Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the U.S....
) 79th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) took the initiative and on 19 July 1961 they invited No. 74 Squadron RAF
No. 74 Squadron RAF

No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s....
 and EC 1/12 Squadron of the French Armée de l`air
French Air Force

The French Air Force is the air force of the Military of France. Formed in 1909 as the Service A?ronautique, it is the world?s oldest military air service....
 to Woodbridge in England. France was then a full military member of NATO.

What the participating squadrons have in common is that they have a tiger
Tiger

The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
 as part of its squadron
Squadron

A squadron is a small military unit or formation of cavalry, Armoured forces, aircraft , or warships....
 crest
Heraldry

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning Coat of arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms....
. As well as being opportunities for NATO air forces to share ideas and experiences, the ‘Tiger Meets’ are also public relations
Public relations

Public relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations - often referred to as PR - gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment....
 exercises for NATO. NATO aircraft are often brightly painted with tiger stripes.

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