MILITARY Published February 25, 2022 3:54am EST
US deploys six stealth strike fighter jets to bolster NATO's eastern flank
Pentagon announced the deployment of 7,000 more U.S. troops to Europe
By Paul Best | Fox News
The U.S. deployed six F-35 fighter jets from Germany to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions to bolster NATO's eastern flank after Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday.
The U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft will be supporting NATO's enhanced air policing missions out of Estonia, Lithuania and Romania.
"We are facing a dynamic environment, and the deployment of F-35s to NATO’s eastern flank enhances our defensive posture and amplifies the Alliance’s interoperability," Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Force in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander, said in a statement.
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