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Russian Sorties Rise, British Defense Minister to Meet Austin as Ukraine Aid Money Runs Low

May 10, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
Russia flew more than 300 sorties May 10, firing on targets in the Donbas region of Ukraine and the cities of Mariupol and Odesa as the war moved closer to Russian territory. Meanwhile, British defense minister Ben Wallace prepared to meet Defense Secretary Lloyd J. ...

F-16s From Aviano and Spangdahlem Swap Places in Romania to Support NATO

May 2, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
Half a dozen F-16s from the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived in Romania on April 29, replacing similar fighters from the 480th EFS that had rapidly deployed to support NATO’s enhanced air policing mission and to deter Russian aggression.

NATO Fighters Intercept Russian Jets Over Black Sea, Highlighting Threat to the Alliance

April 8, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania—NATO jets scrambled from this Romanian base four times in the last 20 days to intercept Russian fighters that launched from Crimea, flying toward NATO territory along the Black Sea coast. Each time, the Russian jets turned away without incident, but ...

Repositioning of Russian Forces in Ukraine Creates Nightmare Scenario for Romania

April 6, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
Romanian government officials who spoke to Air Force Magazine in Bucharest worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be moving towards a strategy of uniting the Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine under Moscow’s control. The move to reposition Russian forces in Ukraine's south and east ...

F-35s, B-52 Arrive at NATO’s Eastern Front as Russia Invades Ukraine

Feb. 24, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
Six F-35s operating from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, ordered to NATO's eastern front by President Joe Biden Feb. 22, arrived to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions Feb. 24 to reassure Allies as Russian forces move into Ukraine. “We are facing a dynamic environment, ...

USAF Sends F-35s, B-52s, F-15s to Europe as NATO Ministers Opt for More Deterrence

Feb. 16, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
The U.S. Air Force sent F-35 fighters to Germany days after a B-52 Bomber Task Force arrived in England to reassure Allies amid increasing tensions in Eastern Europe. F-15s from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., also recently deployed to Poland to augment F-15s forward-deployed ...
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