Poland’s Military Contingency Orlik 10, deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, is midway through the 58th rotation of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission. Bartosz Głowacki reports
Comprised of 150 personnel and four F-16C Block 52+ multi-role fighters from the Polish Air Force’s 31st Tactical Air Base, the rotation is one element of a wider NATO mission to secure the skies of its Baltic member states. Augmenting Poland’s deployment are four F-16AM (MLU Fighting Falcons from the Belgian Air Force’s 10th Tactical Wing (from Kleine Brogel Air Base), which are based at Ämari, Estonia.
