The Hungarian Air Force has assumed the lead role in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission for the first time on Aug. 31.
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Category: Air Force
Reserve A-10s first fighters to land in Latvia
Two A-10s with the 303d Fighter Squadron became the first fighters from the U.S. Air Force to land in Latvia on Aug. 26. Previously, F-16s had perform touch-and-go at Lielvarde Air Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Haeussler
U.S. deploys 2 MQ-1s to Latvia
Two MQ-1s from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing are currently at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia for a training exercise. This is the first time the U.S. military has deployed drones in Latvia.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Swedish Gripens shadow Russian Tu-22Ms, Su-27s off its coast
The Swedish Air Force dispatch its Gripen fighters to shadow two Russian Tu-22Ms and two Su-27s flying east of the island of Gotland on Aug. 31.
By Aktug Ates [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch 2 F-22s arriving in Poland
Two F-22s, along with four F-16s and a C-130 from the U.S. Air Force, arrived at Łask Air Base, Poland on Aug. 31.
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Photo: Filip Modrzejewski