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The goal is for the A-10s to be able to land on all terrains should standard airfields be destroyed in fighting in the Baltics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The U.S. Air Force\u2019s A-10 Thunderbolts<\/a> and special tactics airmen<\/a> have been practicing rough landings on improvised runways in the Baltic countries this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early June, A-10s from the Michigan Air National Guard\u2019s 107th Fighter Squadron and combat controllers from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron<\/a> practiced landings and take-offs from rural highways and abandoned runways in Latvia and Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airmen were training as part of Saber Strike 18<\/a>, an annual NATO exercise designed to strengthen the alliance\u2019s capabilities across Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The practice of landing both airlift and close-air support platforms on improvised runway<\/a>s has been a long-standing capability in the Air Force\u2019s arsenal. These rough landings give aircraft access to areas that lack conventional airports, Maj. David Dennis, director of operations for the 107th Fighter Squadron, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Clinton Kennedy, combat controller assigned to 321st Special Tactics Squadron in Mildenhall, England, marshals the A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge, Mich., after landing on a un-operational, austere runway in Haapsalu, Estonia, during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018. This event tests and demonstrates USAF capability to perform unimproved surface operations invaluable to pilots and combat controllers in preparation for effective responses, while training with NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe assumption is that the enemy is going to immediately destroy known airfields, so the A-10 has been tasked with being able to forward deploy into areas that are a little bit more austere \u2014 whether they\u2019re known airfields, riverbeds [or] old highways,\u201d Dennis said in a squadron video release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combat controllers from Air Force Special Tactics Squadrons can parachute onto the improvised airfields in advance of an aircraft\u2019s arrival. From there, they direct air traffic, set up forward refueling points, and control airstrikes in support of friendly forces in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only recently, however, have A-10s returned in force to Europe for rough landing operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June 2016, during that year\u2019s Saber Strike exercise, A-10s landed on a highway in Estonia for the first time in 32 years. Then again, in August 2017, A-10s practiced on another Estonian highway in the north of the country. The training iterations are becoming a yearly necessity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A-10, with its wide, rugged tires and high ground clearance, is adept at these types of landings and takeoffs, Dennis said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge, Mich., practice landing on a un-operational, austere runway in Haapsalu, Estonia, during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018. This event tests and demonstrates USAF capability to perform unimproved surface operations invaluable to pilots and combat controllers in preparation for effective responses, while training with NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Reynolds)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe reason why the A-10 can do this … is because it was designed to do this,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cLanding gear, all the way up to the high bypass engines that sit above the airplane, all of that is specifically designed so the airplane is not just survivable but can operate in this austere environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In photos and videos of the event, the Air Force explained that the operations are designed to protect Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania \u2014 all members of the NATO alliance that collectively border Russia and close Russian ally Belarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Russia\u2019s annexation of Ukraine\u2019s Crimea peninsula in 2014, the Baltic states have feared a similar action against their own border regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe region is of rising importance in the context of Europe\u2019s changing security order,\u201d NATO researchers wrote in a 2016 review<\/a> of the alliance\u2019s defense strategy.
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Military exercises in the Baltic states, dubbed NATO\u2019s \u201ceastern flank,\u201d are a key avenue through which deterrence and defense can be boosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe number of major exercises conducted by NATO fully encompassing the land, sea and air power of its Allies in the Baltic Sea region should be increased,\u201d NATO researchers wrote. \u201cWith Russia conducting \u2018snap\u2019 military exercises numbering 30,000-80,000 troops proximate to Baltic borders since the onset of the Ukraine crisis, the previous NATO exercises that have taken place in the region, such as the 6,000-strong Steadfast Jazz in November 2013, now seem rather modest.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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