{"id":26500,"date":"2022-02-25T00:37:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/25\/us-nato-air-forces-mobilize-as-war-comes-to-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:54:57","slug":"us-nato-air-forces-mobilize-as-war-comes-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2022\/02\/25\/us-nato-air-forces-mobilize-as-war-comes-to-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"US, NATO air forces mobilize as war comes to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American and NATO air forces are bolstering their stance in Eastern Europe after Russia launched its opening gambit in a far-reaching invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scope and speed of Russia\u2019s military reach into the country has prompted Western officials to quickly decide on next steps, after weeks of vowing not to send reinforcements into Ukraine itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six U.S. F-35A Lightning II fighter jets deployed from Germany to multiple countries on NATO\u2019s eastern flank on Thursday for air policing flights in solidarity with the transatlantic alliance. They\u2019ll disperse alongside F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle fighter jets across Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania, U.S. Air Forces in Europe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/24\/7000-more-us-troops-in-armored-brigade-heading-to-germany-amid-ukraine-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22034673887749.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">7,000 more U.S. troops in armored brigade heading to Germany amid Ukraine attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An armored brigade combat team&#039;s worth of troops and equipment is heading to Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presence of the Air Force\u2019s most advanced fighter jet signals a swift response if Russia expands its offensive outside Ukraine\u2019s borders and into NATO countries. The F-35A can act as a quarterback to pass targeting information and other data between other U.S. and NATO fighters in the region, should the alliance need to react quickly to Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six F-35As come after the Defense Department promised on Tuesday to send up to eight Lightning IIs that had arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany from Hill Air Force Base, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy are they in the Baltics? It\u2019s assurance, deterrence and, quite frankly, I think they\u2019ll do training as well, depending on how the situation evolves,\u201d a senior F-35 official said Wednesday.<b> <\/b>Air Force Times is withholding their name because they were not authorized to speak to the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That training involves working out the kinks in sharing targeting data and other sensor information between the F-35A and European jets, they said. The official expects multiple types of fighters running tactics drills together to ensure everyone is up to speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEurope\u2019s going to have 500 F-35s. Only 50 of those are going to be U.S. airplanes at [RAF Lakenheath, England], give or take,\u201d they said. \u201cIt has to be seamless with our partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"665\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-23-1.jpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Air Force and Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, conduct a bilateral air-to-air training exercise over the Netherlands, Feb. 22, 2022. The U.S. and its allies are bound by shared principles of democracy, national sovereignty and commitment to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, vital to ensuring a strong and free Europe. (Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell\/Air Force)\" class=\"wp-image-58724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-23-1.jpg-1.jpg 999w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-23-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-23-1.jpg-1.jpg?resize=768,511 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force and Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, conduct a bilateral air-to-air training exercise over the Netherlands, Feb. 22, 2022. The U.S. and its allies are bound by shared principles of democracy, national sovereignty and commitment to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, vital to ensuring a strong and free Europe. (Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-35As are likely collecting information about activity in the surrounding area through their sensors as well, while avoiding being tracked themselves, the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey want to make sure that they\u2019re communicating across the data links and sharing the right information. \u2018Is this working? Are there any anomalies?\u2019\u201d the F-35 official<b> <\/b>said of training. \u201cThe other 50% of it is honing the tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official doubts U.S. fighters would enter Ukrainian airspace or fire weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They official estimated that about 200 people likely stayed at Spangdahlem while another 100 airmen moved farther east in a \u201chub-and-spoke\u201d deployment intended to be more flexible in an emergency. That model keeps the bulk of military forces at an established installation like a brick-and-mortar base or an aircraft carrier, but sends a smaller group out to set up camp closer to the intended mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those headed to the potential front lines may be Hill\u2019s specialized cadre of versatile maintainers who know all about fixing the jets, known as the Lightning Technician Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/25\/live-updates-from-russias-massive-ukraine-invasion\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22055614672496.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Live updates from Russia\u2019s massive Ukraine invasion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Follow along for live Twitter updates as the situation unfolds in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would expect them to retrograde back to [Germany] at some point because I don\u2019t think they\u2019re taking a lot of their spare parts and stuff with them,\u201d the official said. \u201cIt\u2019s a short duration, but they can tailor that however they want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scenario and conditions are likely close to what the airmen have trained to face while at home, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you take a [fifth-generation] fighter, you\u2019re certainly going to go to a prepared airfield,\u201d they said, noting the troops may be living in tents at the Baltic bases. \u201cThe minimum requirements were water, shelter and fuel. Hopefully there\u2019s weapons there if you had to reload.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. Tyson Wetzel, an Air Force intelligence officer and military strategist currently serving as an Atlantic Council fellow, said in an online briefing late Wednesday the force the United States and NATO has amassed in Eastern Europe is enough to give Russian President Vladimir Putin pause before expanding a military campaign beyond Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian jets early Thursday took out military facilities and surface-to-air missile launchers that protect Ukraine from overhead attack, allowing them to patrol the skies so their ground and naval forces can move around the country more freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/24\/us-aircraft-arriving-in-nato-countries-as-russia-pushes-farther-into-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22055406029287.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US fighters, helos arriving in NATO countries as Russia pushes farther into Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia&#039;s mass invasion began before dawn Thursday. The U.S. is sending more aircraft to neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening moves of the Russian air campaign likely aimed to sever military units\u2019 ties to their commanders \u2014 \u201ccut the head off of the snake, if you will,\u201d Wetzel said. Interrupting Ukrainian troops\u2019 access to command, their leaders\u2019 control, and communications more broadly can hurt their ability to slow Russia\u2019s advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/19\/us-air-force-would-face-tough-choices-in-russian-air-assault-on-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Experts said ahead of the invasion<\/a> the air defense systems were perhaps the most vulnerable aspect of Ukraine\u2019s military protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States set the tone for this type of attack in 1991 in the opening hours of [Operation] Desert Storm,\u201d Wetzel said. \u201cIt is a methodology that still works today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia could control Ukraine\u2019s skies within 48 to 72 hours as a precursor to \u201csoftening up resistance to allow for the ground invasion,\u201d Wetzel projected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Ukrainian Air Force, which is small and has some older aircraft, but is still a very capable, professional force, I\u2019m sure they will rise to meet some of the Russian aircraft,\u201d he added, predicting air-to-air combat between the two nations will ensue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO declined to comment directly on reports of possible aerial dogfighting between Ukrainian and Russian jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3732\" height=\"2488\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, departed Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 11, 2022, to enhance NATO\u2019s air policing mission and integrate with allies and partners in the Black Sea region. The fighter aircraft, personnel and support equipment will operate from Fetesti Air Base, Romania. (Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman\/Air Force)\" class=\"wp-image-58728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg 3732w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/220211-F-LH638-1399.jfif_.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3732px) 100vw, 3732px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, departed Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 11, 2022, to enhance NATO\u2019s air policing mission and integrate with allies and partners in the Black Sea region. The fighter aircraft, personnel and support equipment will operate from Fetesti Air Base, Romania. (Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Putin successfully annexes the entire country, NATO countries would comprise nearly all of Russia\u2019s western border \u2014 boosting the risk of cross-border confrontation that could draw the alliance\u2019s 30 countries into a fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the 2014 invasion of Crimea, the military has sought to bolster infrastructure in Europe that would allow it to deter or quickly respond to Russian aggression. The Air Force, in particular, has funded construction at NATO bases so it can more easily deploy aircraft to Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite years of renewed focus there, progress remains piecemeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American F-35As arriving at Amari Air Base in Estonia will find a new tactical fighter aircraft parking apron and taxiway, built to allow the base to support the F-35, as well as the Air Force\u2019s other fighter aircraft and the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those projects and others across the continent were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2020\/02\/10\/european-defense-initiative-funding-drops-in-defense-budget-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">paid for by the European Deterrence Initiative<\/a>, a pot of Pentagon funding set aside for NATO-related infrastructure improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upgrades to Amari\u2019s parking apron, hazardous cargo pad, dorm building and squadron operations facility are all complete, USAFE said in an email Thursday, and improvements to its refueling infrastructure are slated to wrap up within the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-Amari.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-Amari.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-Amari.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-Amari.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15-Amari.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in N.C., are parked at \u00c4mari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 26, 2022. \r\rThe F-15E Strike Eagles, along with Belgian F-16s, are deployed to \u00c4mari Air Base in support of a NATO enhanced Air Policing mission. NATO\u2019s enhanced Air Policing missions demonstrate solidarity, collective resolve and its ability to adapt and scale its defensive missions and deterrence posture in response to the evolving security situation facing the alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Beatty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other construction projects are further behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Kecskemet Air Base in Hungary, jobs to improve fuel storage, taxiway construction and other infrastructure to accommodate F-15s, A-10s and C-5s \u201cwere paused for several months due to a hold on funding,\u201d USAFE said. The Air Force hopes to gather industry bids on the work this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A parking apron expansion at Malacky Air Base in Slovakia, meant to accommodate A-10s and F-15s, is moving forward after the country signed a military treaty with the U.S. this month. Designs were on hold for a year, but are now being \u201crefreshed,\u201d USAFE said, with a construction contract award to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another project to build a new taxiway at Rygge Air Station in Norway is on hold, USAFE said. The service hopes it can revive the project in a later year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other possible plans for new builds are too early in the process to tell whether the Air Force will move forward with finding contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To reduce its reliance on brick-and-mortar installations, the Air Force in 2016 began pursuing \u201cbase-in-a-box\u201d kits \u2014 formally known as \u201cDeployable Air Base System-Facilities, Equipment and Vehicles\u201d (DABS) kits. Ideally, the kits would include the essentials for airmen in Europe to respond to Russia on short notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2019\/01\/02\/air-forces-base-in-a-box-plan-hampered-by-lack-of-management\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DABS-Tent-City-2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Air Force\u2019s \u2018base in a box\u2019 plan hampered by lack of management<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The bottom line: It may be more difficult for the Air Force to deploy to Europe in the event of a contingency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in 2019, an inspector general report said management problems hampered the DABS program and put it considerably behind schedule. The initial plan was to construct the first storage facility by 2019, but the IG found it wouldn\u2019t be ready until 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project has stalled further since then. USAFE said the first DABS project was designed to be placed in Sanem, Luxembourg, a central storage and logistics station, but the work was deferred due to lack of funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money has since been restored, USAFE said, and the Air Force aims to award a contract for the project in the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other DABS kits are planned for Campia Turzii, Romania, which hosts American MQ-9 Reaper drones, and other bases that await revised kit designs and construction bids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAssuring our allies that we\u2019re there with them is No. 1,\u201d the senior F-35 official said. \u201cHopefully, that assurance will also lead to deterrence, or at least the Russians may think twice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe United States set the tone for this type of attack in 1991 in the opening hours of [Operation] Desert Storm,\u201d Air Force Lt. 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Tyson Wetzel said Wednesday. \u201cIt is a methodology that still works today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":43825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":7,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,160,32,46,11,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3484,3412],"class_list":["post-26500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air","category-daily-news-roundup","category-disaster","category-europe","category-global","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"3R4JJSELY5FN5EZMF4WPOCVZOY","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/24\/us-nato-air-forces-mobilize-as-war-comes-to-europe\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US, NATO air forces mobilize as war comes to Europe - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cThe United States set the tone for this type of attack in 1991 in the opening hours of Desert Storm,\u201d Air Force Lt. 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