The Minister of Defense visited the Mihail-Kogalniceanu military air base in Romania.
Special Envoy in Constanta (Romania)
Over the past week, a real air bridge was built between France and Romania to transfer elements of the French rapid reaction forces to the Mihail-Kogalniceanu military airbase, located 25 km from the city of Constanta, the Black Sea port, which is of strategic importance for the security of NATO’s eastern flank. This is a combined-arms combat group of 500 people, mostly motorized infantry.
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The Alpine Hunters of the Annecy 27th Infantry Brigade are lightly armored and equipped with rocket launchers and medium to short range missiles. The 4th hunter regiment from Gap with tanks and reconnaissance platoons will complete this system. This is the first time that NATO has deployed its reaction force to work on collective defense and deterrence in Romania, a country neighboring Ukraine, which is among the most threatened statements in the Alliance by Vladimir Putin.
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