The NATO certification ceremony of the third detachment of the Royal Canadian Air Force, which arrived to Romania with a view of executing the enhanced Air Policing Service, will take place on Friday, September 13, starting 11.00, at 57 Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.

The Canadian Detachment, made up of approximately 135 servicemen (pilots and technical personnel) with five CF-188 Hornet aircraft, will conduct enhanced Air Policing missions under NATO command, throughout the following four months, together with the Romanian Air Force soldiers, with F-16 Fighting Falcon and MiG-21 LanceR aircraft.

The journalists interested in attending the event are requested to send their identification data (name, surname, series and number of the identity card, the media institution they represent and their phone number) and the vehicle registration number by Thursday, September 12, 14.00, at email address: proff@roaf.ro.
The mass-media representatives are expected on Friday, September 13, between 09.45 10.15, at the headquarters of 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base. Point of contact: Colonel Ionut Neamu, cell phone number: 0724 348 252.

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Following a fruitful collaboration, the Canadian Royal Air Force is at its third rotation in Romania, after the two missions executed throughout September-December 2017 and September-December 2018. During the previous missions, the Canadian detachment participated in joint multinational training exercises which contributed to the increase of interoperability between the Romanian and Canadian Air Forces.

The enhanced joint Air Policing missions will contribute to the development of the reaction and deterrence capability as well as to the increase of interoperability between the Romanian and Canadian Air Forces.

The deployment of the Canadian Air Force aircraft to Romania is part of the implementation of the Action Plan that ensures NATO's operational capability on its Eastern flank both in the North area and in the South, demonstrating, at the same time, NATO's unity and determination in response to the challenges of the security environment.

The Press Office