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The base consists of three military units: The Romanian 99th Military Base, which hosts two American bases: the Naval Support Facility Deveselu and the Aegis Ashore Defense System Romania. Located in Deveselu commune, Olt County, the base has an area of 900 ha (2,200 acres); of those, 170 ha (420 acres) are used by the U.S. forces. [2]
The airport and the former military garrison of the 34th Territorial Mechanized Brigade became the first US base to open in Romania. [12] In 2003, it became one of four Romanian military facilities that U.S. military forces have used as a staging area for the invasion of, and counter-insurgency efforts in Iraq , operated by the 458th Air ...
Air base IATA airport code Headquarters County 49th Air Base – Ianca: Brăila: 58th (Helicopter) Air Base SBZ Sibiu: Sibiu: 59th (Helicopter) Air Base
Also in 2021, the US began participating in the enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania by deploying F-15 fighters of the 336th Fighter Squadron to the air base. [ 22 ] In October 2023, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that it will send MQ-9 Reaper drones to Romania with the task of monitoring the eastern flank of the Alliance.
Romania, a NATO member since 2004, was among the first alliance states to approve Finland’s accession. Romania shares a 650-km (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has had Russian drone fragments ...
NATO member Romania inaugurated on Monday an international training hub for F-16 jet pilots from allied countries and other partners, including Ukraine. The training facility situated at an air ...
After Romania turned against Nazi Germany in 1944, Otopeni began to be used by the Romanian military. [3] In 1949, the 8th Transport Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 8 Aviație Transport) was established on the "Romeo Popescu" aerodrome at Giulești. The regiment was transferred to the Otopeni airport, where in 1951 it changed its name to the ...
Romania is pushing to buy 54 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment from the United States in a deal worth at least a billion dollars, the defense ministry said Friday. Romania, a NATO ...