Operation Atlantic Resolve
Operation Atlantic Resolve, refers to military activities in response to Russian operations in Ukraine, mainly the War in Donbass. It was funded under the European Deterrence Initiative. In the wake of Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and the U.K. took several immediate steps to enhance the deterrence posture along the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including augmenting the air, ground and naval presence in the region, and enhancing previously scheduled exercises.
Soldiers from Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden and the United States at Estonia's annual Admiral Pitka Recon Challenge.
U.S. 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldiers in Germany during the first "Dragoon Ride", April 2015
U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment Strykers during the 2015 "Dragoon Ride".
U.S. soldier guides Lithuanian Land Forces soldiers during joint military exercises in Rukla, Lithuania, October 2014
The Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base "Mihail Kogălniceanu" is an air base located near Constanța, at the Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport. It is home to the 572nd Helicopter Squadron. The current base commander is Comandor Nicolae Crețu, succeeding Comandor Adrian Popescu.
Aircraft stationed at the air base, February 2022
A MiG-29 parked at the base
An IAR 330 of the 572nd Helicopter Squadron unloads troops of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne by fast rope
Romanian and US F-16s fly in formation alongside British and Italian Typhoons.