US Sends F-16s To Romania To Ramp Up Eastern European Presence
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist
BusinessInsider.com
Apr. 8, 2014
The U.S. is going to station more F-16 fighter jets in Romania, amid rising tensions after Russia’s invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea.
Even if the aircraft will only take part in a pre-planned joint exercise, the deployment of the American warplanes close to Ukraine is just the last of a series of actions aimed at reassuring eastern European and Baltic allies worried by Russia’s seemingly aggressive posture.
Twelve Aviano F-16s are currently stationed in Poland, along with three C-130s and parachutes. Meanwhile F-15Cs from RAF Lakenheath are providing Baltics Air Policing from Šiauliai, Lithuania where tension is high. The Russian Air Force’s intense military activity has heightened security concerns.
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