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 ...
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Roughly eight to 10 flights full of supplies and equipment for Ukraine are landing in Eastern Europe every day, Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby told reporters on April 12, as the U.S. and other nations race to get their aid packages into the hands ...
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. ...
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania—NATO jets scrambled from this Romanian base four times in the last 20 days to intercept Russian fighters that launched from Crimea, flying toward NATO territory along the Black Sea coast. Each time, the Russian jets turned away without incident, but ...
The Air Force may be planning to divest more than 1,400 airplanes over the next five years, with a net reduction of more than 1,000 after new ones are added in, a Nebraska Senator said in a budget hearing April 7. The Air Force would ...
NATO Air Command pivoted quickly when Russia invaded Ukraine and deployed U.S. assets to conduct enhanced Air Policing in the Black Sea region, where years of investment are now bearing fruit. “We are living a new normal,” Romanian Air Chief Lt. Gen. Viorel Pana told ...
Romanian government officials who spoke to Air Force Magazine in Bucharest worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be moving towards a strategy of uniting the Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine under Moscow’s control. The move to reposition Russian forces in Ukraine's south and east ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reignited talks about more permanent U.S. bases and troops in Europe, especially in the eastern portion of the continent where allies and partners are clamoring for it to counter Russia’s influence. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark ...
Concerns over weapons of mass destruction have surged in recent weeks as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned increasingly brutal. Officials warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin may use chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons. For the Defense Department’s counter-WMD leaders, it’s a pivotal moment—and ...