USAF aircraft to land at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia for first time

Three U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 37th Airlift Squadron will land at newly renovated Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, for the first time today.

92 airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group will then train to “open up the airbase” as part of Exercise Saber Strike 2014.

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