Czech Gripens conclude their air policing mission in Iceland

Czech Republic will end its air policing mission in Iceland on Aug. 25 and all five aircraft will return home accompanied by a Italian KC-767.

Czech Saab Gripen performing air patrols over Iceland
By Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnický who was visiting the contingent in Iceland said the next mission for his country will be in the third quarter of 2016.

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