More U.S. F-35As Deploy To Estonia, Lithuania

Brian Everstine February 27, 2022
F35 and pilot
U.S. Air Force F-35As have forward deployed to bases in Estonia and Lithuania for NATO air policing missions.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Six U.S. Air Force F-35As from RAF Lakenheath, England, forward deployed to Estonia and Lithuania Feb. 27 to further bolster the NATO air presence in Eastern Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Three F-35As deployed to Amaris Air Base, Estonia, and the other three landed at Siauliai Air Base...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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