Video by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel | 52nd Fighter Wing | 09.27.2023
This is a compilation of Broll footage of members assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron during their deployment at the 86th Air Base, Fetesti, Romania in support of NATO’s enhanced Air Policing (eAP) capabilities, Oct. 24-29, 2023. Enhanced Air Policing is a specific assurance measure to demonstrate NATO's solidarity, collective resolve, and its ability to adapt and scale its defensive......
Video by Senior Airman Elijah Dority | AFN Aviano | 05.04.2022
The 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron supports the enhanced Air Policing operations over NATO airspace at 86th Air Base, Romania. The multinational NATO Alliance currently hosts more than 100 combat aircraft on alert in the region, performing 24/7 patrols along the eastern borders. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Philip Bryant | AFN Kaiserslautern | 04.08.2022
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, UK Royal Air Force, accepted a formal invitation from Lt. Gen. Viorel Pana, Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff, and attended the NATO Certification Ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceau Air Base, Romania, on April 8, 2022. The NATO Certification Ceremony signifies the UK RAF's assumption of NATO enhanced Air Policing duties and underlines the UK's commitment......
Courtesy Video | Natochannel | 04.05.2022
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO has deployed additional fighter jets to the eastern part of the Alliance to safeguard the skies. On 5 April 2022, the Italian Air Force and the UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons took to the skies above Otopeni, Romania alongside Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to perform a mock interception of a Romanian C-27 Spartan transport......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Maeson Elleman | 52nd Fighter Wing | 04.01.2022
Since February 2022, the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has been deployed to the 86th Air Base to enhance NATO’s collective defense posture and support the NATO Air Policing mission alongside our allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)...
Video by Tech. Sgt. Jacob Albers | 48th Fighter Wing | 12.19.2021
U.S.Air Force Senior Airman Trent Black, a crew chief assigned to the 336th Fighter Generation Squadron, uses de-icer on an aircraft currently performing NATO enhanced Air Policing at Campia Turzii, Romania, Dec. 18, 2021. De-icing ensures aircraft are mission ready by removing snow and ice that could affect flight....
Video by Elodie Romain | Natochannel | 07.19.2021
SYNOPSIS Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. In this series, we’ll explore NATO’s five special air policing arrangements to ensure the......
Courtesy Video | Natochannel | 07.19.2021
SYNOPSIS Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. In this series, we’ll explore NATO’s five special air policing arrangements to ensure the......
