Operation Atlantic Resolve
Operation Atlantic Resolve are ongoing efforts in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, mainly the War in Donbass. All U.S. efforts in support of NATO fall under the umbrella of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. took several immediate steps to demonstrate solidarity with NATO, such as augmenting the air, ground and naval presence in the region, and enhancing previously scheduled exercises. The U.S. is taking measures to enhance NATO military plans and defense capabilities and remains committed to maintaining a persistent presence in Eastern Europe.[1]
Road march
Middle of March 2015, a US Army spokesman in Wiesbaden announced that a convoy of armored fighting vehicles (amongst them Strykers) would - after manoeuvres in Poland, Estonia and Lithuania - return via road to their garrison Vilseck.[2] The roadmarch started a week later.[3]
Assets
The aerial assets are mostly deployed to Ämari Air Base and Graf Ignatievo Air Base.
The first aerial units were the 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (159th EFS) with McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle's and the 123d EFS with F-15C's and a single F-15D from April 2015 who stayed for six months.[4]
This was added to by the following units:
- 354th EFS with 12 x Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II's between February 13[5] and July 31, 2015[6] initially at Spangdahlem Air Base before forward deployed to an Eastern European Air base.[5]
- 303d EFS with 8 x A-10C Thunderbolt II's from August 22, 2015 at Amari.[6]
- 74th EFS with 12 x A-10C Thunderbolt II's between September 21, 2015[6] and March 18, 2016 at various bases.[7]
- 104th Fighter Wing = 131st EFS with F-15C's from April 2016.[8]
- 144th Fighter Wing = 194th EFS with F-15C's and D's from April 2016.[8]
References
- ↑ U.S. European Command. "OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE" (PDF). www.defense.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ spiegel.de
- ↑ spiegel.de
- ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. June 2015. p. 46.
- 1 2 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2015. p. 10.
- 1 2 3 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. November 2015. p. 15.
- ↑ "74th EFS completes 'far-reaching' European deployment". USAF. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- 1 2 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. May 2016. p. 12.
External links
- U.S. Department of Defense: Operation Atlantic Resolve. America's continued commitment to European security