U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, mission includes supporting NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing (EAP) mission at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania. The fifth generation aircraft will be supporting NATO’s collective defense from forward operating locations in the Baltic region.
These capabilities afford NATO leaders the flexibility to project power and assert air dominance in highly contested environments.
U.S. Air Force video segments by Senior Airman John Wright March 1&4, 2022