Polish Air Force personnel deploys to Lithuania to support NATO Air Policing Mission

On 30 September, air detachments reinforcing the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic States changed over at the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai. Airmen of the Czech Republic who had been reinforcing the mission for six months were replaced by Polish colleagues with four F-16 fighter aircraft, reported the Ministry of National Defence.

For the coming two months the Polish Air Force will be supporting the Hungarian Air Force Detachment that currently leads the NATO Air Policing Mission with four JAS 39 Gripen. After that, Poland will take over the leading role.