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    BALTIC AIR POLICING 2017

    Baltic Air Policing 2017

    Baltic Air Policing 2017    

    F-15Cs assigned from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to assume lead of the NATO-led Baltic Air Policing mission on Aug. 30, 2017. The BAP mission started in April 2004 when the Baltic States joined NATO and has been executed by NATO nations continuously ever since. The U.S. has supported this NATO mission since 2005, with this being the fifth rotation. Supporting BAP demonstrates the United States' commitment to NATO and upholding NATO Article 5.

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    Baltic Air Policing

    Baltic Air Policing
    11.16.17 | Courtesy Video | NATOTV
    American F-15 fighter jets are currently stationed in Lithuania, supporting NATO's Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission. 17 NATO Allies have so far...
    Baltic Air Policing 2017 B-Roll

    Baltic Air Policing 2017 B-Roll
    09.13.17 | SSgt Elizabeth Taranto | 48FWPA
    Footage captured of the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executing the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania.
    The Scramble

    The Scramble
    09.04.17 | SSgt Elizabeth Taranto | 48FWPA
    ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania – With the United States Air Force assuming the lead of NATO's forty-fifth rotation of air policing operations,...
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    F-15 fighters deploy to Lithuania for readiness...
    10.27.17 | Courtesy Story | USAFE
    Seven F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, approximately 55 Airmen and associated equipment from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, today to participate in a Flying Training Deployment (FTD).
    U.S. Airmen sustain peacetime NATO mission

    U.S. Airmen sustain peacetime NATO mission
    09.08.17 | MSgt Matthew Plew | 48FWPA
    SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania -- The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed its first week of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission Sept. 8.
    Eagles safeguard Baltic sovereignty

    Eagles safeguard Baltic sovereignty
    09.04.17 | MSgt Matthew Plew | 48FWPA
    ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania – With the United States Air Force assuming the lead of NATO's forty-fifth rotation of air policing operations,...
    493rd EFS patrols Baltic airspace

    493rd EFS patrols Baltic airspace
    09.01.17 | MSgt Matthew Plew | 48FWPA
    ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania – Days after the United States Air Force took the lead of NATO Baltic Air Policing, the 493rd Expeditionary...
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