NATO will change the status of the air force mission for the protection of the skies of the Baltic states to combat, Stoltenberg said. Previously, there was the status of the air police.
The so-called air police control the space above the Baltic states and are not considered a military mission. And with a combat mandate, NATO fighters will be able to participate in hostilities and be integrated into Lithuania’s defense plans.
In addition, the German Defense Minister said that his country intends to deploy an additional 4,000 troops in Lithuania on a long-term basis.
NATO will change the status of the air force mission for the protection of the skies of the Baltic states to combat, Stoltenberg said. Previously, there was the status of the air police.
The so-called air police control the space above the Baltic states and are not considered a… pic.twitter.com/nWy4nddYVn
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) June 26, 2023
Heightened NATO Military Plane activity on the Black Sea
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Woke up to this update from the USS Gerald Ford??!! When is the last time we had our LARGEST Carrier in the eastern Mediterranean sea? That puts them within 1000km of #Sryia AND #Ukraine. Get ready my gut says somethings about to go down. t.co/sG2OAB1q2m
— Johoshua (@_Johoshua) June 26, 2023
🇬🇧Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint
🇬🇧2 x Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4#BlackSea pic.twitter.com/c3ejV2kCdv— 360°Radar (@wipljw) June 26, 2023
🚨🇩🇪🇱🇹 Just in: Germany to permanently station a robust brigade of 4000 soldiers in #Lithuania amid Russian threats against the Baltic country, German Defence Minister announced. pic.twitter.com/zpp11Umrx1
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) June 26, 2023
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DEFCON 2 Yes?
“As of January 2023, the current DEFCON level is estimated to be at 3 due to the Russian conflict, according to OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) on the website DefconLevel.com.”
“For security reasons, the U.S. military never publicly releases the current DEFCON level. In February 2022, a senior official with the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that the federal government will not publicly reveal the current DEFCON level of the U.S. military.”
www.military.com/military-life/defcon-levels.html
h/t DOORBERT