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On Romania’s National
\nDay, celebrated on December 1st, NATO partners together with the Romanian
\nmilitary participated in a series of activities aimed at marking the 105th
\nanniversary of the Great Union (the union of territories predominantly
\ninhabited by Romanians into one state). About 250 foreign soldiers paraded
\nunder the Triumphal Arch in Bucharest, as part of detachments from Belgium,
\nFrance, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal,
\nthe United States of America and the Netherlands, as well as soldiers from the
\nallied countries contributing to the NATO structures on the territory of
\nRomania. The foreign soldiers brought along 23 pieces of equipment, including
\ncombat aircraft from Germany, the US and Turkey.<\/p>\n
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The
\nFrench detachment of the Multinational Battlegroup paraded with the famous
\nLeclerc AMX-56 tanks. The Luxembourgish detachment passed under the Arch with
\nDingo 2 all-protected reconnaissance vehicles, while the Belgian automotive
\ndetachment was represented by Piranha III armored infantry vehicles, and the
\nsoldiers of the North Macedonian contingent saluted from a Humvee vehicle. The
\nPolish partners deployed within the 26th Infantry Battalion in Craiova
\n(southern Romania) paraded on Rosomak armored amphibious infantry carriers, and
\nthe Portuguese colleagues finished the car parade with Pandur armored off-road
\nvehicles. <\/p>\n
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\nA formation of three F-16 aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, which will serve the European F-16 Training Center, flew in the sky. Another flyover was made by two German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, which have been participating in NATO-led Enhanced Air Policing missions for four weeks. The flight was completed by a formation of 3 F-16 aircraft from Turkey. <\/p>\n
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In
\nanother move, on the last day of November, Turkey deployed in our country, at
\nthe 86th Air Base in Borcea (south-east), a detachment consisting of four F-16
\naircraft and 80 soldiers who will execute, together with Romanian Air Force
\nsoldiers, Enhanced Air Policing missions under NATO command. Air policing
\nactivity in the NATO area aims to preserve the security of the organization’s
\nairspace. This mission is a collective task provided by NATO members and
\ninvolves the continuous presence of combat aircraft and crews, with the aim of
\nbeing able to react quickly to possible violations of the airspace of the
\nAlliance members.<\/p>\n
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Regarding
\nthe joint training of soldiers from the ground forces, the last week of
\nNovember was marked by a joint training of military detachments from three NATO
\nmember countries: France, Belgium and Romania, brought together as part of the
\nEagle Sapper exercise. During it, multinational training activities were
\ncarried out, provided for in the training programs at the level of the North
\nAtlantic Alliance, all culminating in the construction by the engineers of a
\nfloating bridge over the Danube intended for equipment and personnel.<\/p>\n
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\nAnd the latest information concerns the transfer of authority of the Portuguese contingent deployed in Romania. Thus, Major Ivo Pereira, the commander of the third detachment, handed over the command to his colleague, Major Andre Valente. At the end of his term, Major Pereira stated that the time spent in Romania can be defined as a challenge because, he said, we always learn something. This time we learned things related to the ability of several nations to work together, as a unitary whole. (MI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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