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Baltic Air Policing
DateMarch 30, 2004 - present
Location
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Result Ongoing
Belligerents
 Belgium
 Denmark
 United Kingdom
 Norway
 Netherlands
 Germany
 United States
 Poland
 Turkey
 Spain
 France
 Romania
 Lithuania
 Latvia
 Estonia
File:Baltic states.png
The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO air defence Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) in order to guard the airspace over the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Since March 2004, when the Baltic States joined NATO, alliance nations have policed the airspace over the area on three-month rotation from Lithuania's First Air Base in Zokniai/Šiauliai International Airport, near the northern city of Šiauliai. Starting with the Turkish deployment, rotations changed to a 4 month basis.

Usual deployments consist of four fighter aircraft with between 50 and 100 support personnel.

Deployments

Date Org. Aircraft Ref.
March 30, 2004 Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon [1]
July 1, 2004 Royal Danish Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon [2]
October 30, 2004 Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado F.3
January 1, 2005 Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon [3]
March 30, 2005 Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon
June 30, 2005 Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II [4]
October 12, 2005 USAFE, 23rd EFS Spangdahlem AFB F-16CJ Fighting Falcon

[5] ,[6]

January 1, 2006 Polish Air Force, Contingent "Orlik" MiG-29B Fulcrum [7]
March 31, 2006 Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon [8] [9]
August 1, 2006 Spanish Air Force Mirage F-1 [10] , [11]
December 1, 2006 Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon [12]
April 1, 2007 French Air Force Mirage 2000C
August 1, 2007 Romanian Air Force MiG-21MF Lancer C [13]

References

  1. ^ Belgium Baltic Air Policing
  2. ^ Embassy of Denmark, Vilnius, Defence Attache
  3. ^ Norwegian fighter aircraft on a temporary NATO mission in the baltic
  4. ^ Germans takes over Baltic NATO mission
  5. ^ 23rd EFS protects Baltic skies
  6. ^ Sabers deploy to Lithuania, join NATO air policing mission
  7. ^ Polish Wings over Baltic States
  8. ^ Turkish Military Personnel to Take Over Execution of NATO Air Policing Mission Over the Baltic States
  9. ^ Turkey leads NATOs Air Policing mission in the Baltic States
  10. ^ Spain to carry out NATO patrol in Baltic countries
  11. ^ Turkish Military Personnel to Take Over Execution of NATO Air Policing Mission Over the Baltic States
  12. ^ Belgian F16's will lead NATO's Air Policing mission in the Baltic States from 01/12/2006
  13. ^ Romanian contingent takes over Baltic air policing mission from France
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