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Strike Eagles soar alongside NATO allies

by Capt. Andrew Layton
U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa Public Affairs
October 29, 2021
U.S. Airmen from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, prepare their F-15E Strike Eagles for a series of integrated training sorties during operation Castle Forge alongside F-16 aircraft from the Romanian Air Force’s 53rd Fighter Squadron, Borcea 86th Air Base, Romania, Oct. 22. Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led, joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies.
U.S. Airmen coordinate with a Romanian counterpart during operation Castle Forge at Borcea 86th Air Base, Romania, Oct. 21. Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led, joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies.
Maintenance personnel from the Romanian Air Force’s 53rd Fighter Squadron bid farewell to F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina at the conclusion of Castle Forge’s first forward deployment phase to exercise and demonstrate Agile Combat Employment capabilities at Borcea 86th Air Base, Romania, Oct. 22.
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led, joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies.
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