As one of the many ways NATO assists Allies, the Rapid Air Mobility (RAM) initiative simplified procedures for military relief flights, by using a NATO call sign to expedite Air Traffic Control clearances. This initiative is possible because of close cooperation between NATO and EUROCONTROL.

The bilateral aid consisted of medical supplies and personal protective equipment from Turkey to the United Kingdom.

Using a unique NATO OAN call sign, the Turkish military aircraft was the first of a series of Rapid Air Mobility flights approved in coordination with EUROCONTROL, the pan-European, civil-military organisation dedicated to supporting European aviation.

Using NATO call signs for military flights, allows NATO military forces to expedite delivery of life-saving medical supplies.

"The implementation of simplified procedures for Rapid Air Mobility, in coordination with EUROCONTROL, allows Allied military flights to expedite delivery of life-saving medical supplies," said Lieutenant General Rittimann, SHAPE's Vice Chief of Staff, and commander of the NATO COVID-19 Task Force. Activating the system of simplified procedures was approved by the North Atlantic Council on April 2.