Episode 4

How to organise an all-female NATO flight

On 12 February 2024, for the first time ever, the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control

Force (NAEW&CF) conducted command and control (C2) operations on

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, with an all-female aircrew composition. I spoke to two of the amazing women who took part in this mission to discuss why they decided to organise it, what their takeaways were and, of course, what drew them to defence and why they love their job. Tune-in to learn more about Captain Beatrice and Sargent Master Yeny.

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Alix Valenti

Alix Valenti is an international freelance defence journalist. Her main focus is on naval affairs, more specifically on identifying and discussing the latest technological trends in the naval industry and how those shape/are shaped by CONOPS. Alix holds a PhD in post conflict reconstruction.