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NATO deterrence

US Patriot Air Defense Systems in Poland Protect Aircraft Delivering Supplies for Ukraine

April 14, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
RZESZOW, Poland—Just 62 miles from the Ukrainian border in southeastern Poland, a small regional airport has been converted to an international logistics hub where aircraft deliver defense and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. It is protected by American air defense systems. After Moscow promised to target ...

480th Fighter Squadron Rapidly Deploys to Deter Russia on the Black Sea

April 11, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
As Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine in early February, amassing some 150,000 troops along its border, worrying NATO allies, the U.S. Air Force needed to reassure eastern flank Allies, and fast. The 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, answered the call. ...

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