Between NATO, the United Nations and the European Union, i Italian soldiers they are protagonists all over the world. Our soldiers form the armed forces of other countries but above all they are used to maintain stability in critical areas. With the outbreak of crisis in Ukraine, war is knocking on Europe's door again and every mission represents a potential risk. What happened yesterday in the Baltic Sea is emblematic, where the Eurofighters of the Air Force deployed in the 4th Wing Task Force – operating in the Polish base of Malbork – carried out a double interception of Russian aircraft.
Launched from the NATO command center based in Uedem, Germany, the alarm it was triggered on Thursday and yesterday morning by an unidentified aircraft flying over the international waters of the Baltic Sea. Once the aircraft were identified, the Italian F-2000s returned to the Malbork base. The Air Task Force “4th Wing” employs four Eurofighter aircraft (F-2000) from four air defense wings of the Italian Air Force: 4th Wing of Grosseto, 36th Wing of Gioia del Colle, 37th Wing of Trapani and 51 ° Istrana Flock. It is the second time that an Italian contingent has been used in Poland in enhanced operations Air Policing (eAP), the NATO-led collective defense mission which consists of the continuous surveillance of the integrity of NATO airspace as well as the identification of any violations, in response to which enforcement actions must be taken.
Already carried out in Estonia, Romania and Iceland, the Air Policing operation in Poland is not the only one to involve Italian soldiers. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Atlantic alliance deployed its forces in some nearby territories. Nearly a thousand members of the Italian army are among Hungary And Bulgaria with the aim of strengthening “NATO's posture of deterrence and defense on the eastern flank”. Another 370 soldiers, with around a hundred vehicles, are part of the NATO mission Battlegroup Latviawhich contributes to the defense of Latvia's borders with Russia.
With the recent Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea, Italian military commitment in the world has risen to 43 operations, all very different from each other. According to what was announced by Master From peacekeeping activities such as the United Nations Interim Force to the European Union Training Mission in Mali and Somalia, a distinction must be made from case to case. But it is useless to underline that, in addition to the Middle East, the spotlight is mainly onEastern Europewhere a total of 2,120 men are employed to strengthen the NATO presence.
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