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US deploys F-35 in the Baltic and Black Seas

The United States has redeployed six fifth-generation F-35s in the Black and Baltic Seas, the fighters will be stationed at Estonian Air Base Emari, Lithuanian Siauliai, and Romanian Feteshti.

“We face a dynamic environment and the deployment of F-35s on NATO’s eastern flank will strengthen our defenses and enhance the alliance’s interoperability,” General Jeff Harrigian, US Air Force Commander for Europe and Africa, said in a statement.

The aircraft were assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahl Air Force Base in Germany, the fighters were part of the Air Wing of the US Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

 

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