Denmark and Italy help secure Baltic Airspace

08 Jan. 2018 -
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Last updated: 16 Jan. 2018 11:59

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Demark and Italy are to keep the skies of the Baltic safe as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission in the region. Danish F-16 jets will fly from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, while Italy’s Eurofighters will operate in a supporting role from Ämari in Estonia. Allies have been taking turns to police Baltic airspace since 2004, when Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined NATO.

At a ceremony on Monday (8 January 2018), Denmark took over Air Policing from the United States. It is the sixth time Denmark has taken part in the NATO mission. An event will be held on Wednesday (10 January 2018) to mark the handover from Belgium to Italy, it is the third time Italian aircraft have patrolled Baltic airspace.

The Danish and Italian jets will be deployed for the next four months. Seventeen Allies have participated in Baltic Air Policing mission since 2004, an expression of the solidarity among NATO members.

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- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian airman briefs Estonian firefighters on the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian airman briefs Estonian firefighters on the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Air Force pilot poses in front of an Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon sits in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon sits in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon in Amari Air Base, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon taxiing before taking off. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from Amari Air Base in Estonia.The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from Amari Air Base in Estonia.The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from Amari Air Base in Estonia.The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from Amari Air Base in Estonia.The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 Members of the Italian Air Force pose in Amari airfield, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Air Force pilot poses in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Air Force pilot poses in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Air Force pilot poses in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 Members of the Italian Air Force pose in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.
- Italian Air Force in Estonia - NATO Baltic Air Policing 18 Jan. 2018 An Italian Air Force pilot poses in a hangar in Amari, Estonia. The Italian Air Force has deployed fighters to Amari Air Base in Estonia as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, which ensures the integrity of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace. The Italians will be deployed to Estonia for four months.

- Denmark takes over the lead in NATO's Baltic Air Policing 08 Jan. 2018 Royal Danish Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Casper Nielsen, right, accepts command of the Baltic Air Policing mission in Lithuania from U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Clint Guenther.
- Denmark takes over the lead in NATO's Baltic Air Policing 08 Jan. 2018 A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle breaks from a formation of Royal Danish Air Force and U.S. fighters over Siauliai Air Base, a symbolic handover of the airspace as the Danes assume command.
- Denmark takes over the lead in NATO's Baltic Air Policing 08 Jan. 2018 A Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon flying over Siauliai Air Base (Lithuania)
- Denmark takes over the lead in NATO's Baltic Air Policing 08 Jan. 2018 U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles at Siauliai Air Base (Lithuania)
- Denmark takes over the lead in NATO's Baltic Air Policing 08 Jan. 2018 A Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon landing at Siauliai Air Base (Lithuania)

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