[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/europe-14/topic/kongelige-danske-flyvev%C3%A5bnet-danemark-317/?post=42397#post-42397]rafighter[/url] a dit le 06/01/2009 à 18:00 :[/b]

[quote]Air Force Contingents conducting Baltic Air-policing mission will rotate during a ceremony at the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Siauliai, January 4. US troops who have been guarding Baltic airspace till present will transfer the mission to the Danish Contingent. Having conducted the mission in 2004, this is going to be a second duty period of Danish Air Force in Lithuania. US Ambassador in Lithuania, advisor to the Danish Ambassador in Lithuania, US and Denmark’s Defence Attachés in Lithuania, leadership of Lithuanian Air Force and Aviation Base, representatives of Siauliai town and other guests are expected to be present at the exchange ceremony. Danish Air Contingent will guard Baltic airspace with the strength of 50 troops and 4 F-16 fighters. NATO Baltic Air-policing mission has been conducted by Belgian, Danish, British, Norwegian, Dutch, German, American and Polish air defence contingents since 2004 for three months each. Turkish, Spanish, Belgian and French forces fulfilled the commitment from spring 2006 on a four-month rotational basis. The succeeding contingent of Romanian Air Forces completed a 3-month duty period, Portuguese were deployed to the mission for 1,5 months, Norwegians, Polish, Germans and Americans – for three months each. 

http://www.defpro.com/news/details/4624[/quote][/quote]