August 25, four F-15C Eagle of the US Air Forces Europe will land in Šiauliai Airbase of the Lithuanian Air Force. US Air Contingent will replace the present rotation of troops of the Polish Air Force on the NATO Baltic Air-policing mission on September 1.
Media representatives wishing to cover the September 1 Air Contingents' rotation ceremony at the Airbase are invited to register before August 31, 14.00hrs, at the Airbase at 00370 41 59 21 51 or e-mail agne.balciauskyte@mil.lt. a separate notice regarding the rotation will be released. Scramble of F-15 and MiG-29 is planned in the ceremony.
Picture by A. Gedrimas: F-15 of the US Air Forces on the NATO Baltic Air-policing mission, 2008.