Posted on May 5, 2022
Vermont F-35s to Fly Europe Air Policing Missions
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The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35 fighter jets will have the pilots and their aircraft patrolling the skies of Europe during one of the most tense periods in recent history.
More than 200 Vermont air guard personnel, their equipment and eight F-35s are now in Europe, where the pilots will fly what are called enhanced air policing missions along NATO’s eastern flank to monitor the area for intrusions by Russian aircraft.
The deployment marks the first time the Vermont Air National Guard, the first guard unit in the country to fly the F-35s, has deployed overseas with the Air Force’s newest airplane.
More than 200 Vermont air guard personnel, their equipment and eight F-35s are now in Europe, where the pilots will fly what are called enhanced air policing missions along NATO’s eastern flank to monitor the area for intrusions by Russian aircraft.
The deployment marks the first time the Vermont Air National Guard, the first guard unit in the country to fly the F-35s, has deployed overseas with the Air Force’s newest airplane.
Vermont F-35s to Fly Europe Air Policing Missions
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Awesome!!! This is a dual purpose win in my view, Lt Col Charlie Brown, as the Vermont Air National Guard will get valuable experience, in support of the Ukrainians who are fighting for their homeland from the invasion/takeover of all of Ukraine! In addition, our F-35's and their pilots will be visible to our European allies...
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