New Delhi, May 12 -- We visited the Tampere-Pirkkala air base, about 200 km north of the capital Helsinki and home base of the "Ilmataistelukeskus", the Air Combat Centre (ACC). The ACC is the perfect unit to visit as they play a key role in projects for the Air Force Command in benefit of the operational units. The invitation to have a closer view and hear more about their F/A-18 operations and F-35 preparations planning, was given during the Frisian Flag (FF) 23 exercise in The Netherlands. Here we talked to former ACC commander Lt Col Juuso "AMEX" Ilkka who was the Finnish AF F/A-18 Detachment Commander, about their participation in FF. At that time the main focus for Finland was already at the F-35 and with British, American and Dutch f...