NATO certification ceremony of the fifth detachment of the Royal Canadian Air Forces, which arrived in Romania with a view of conducting Enhanced Air Policing service, will take place on 8th September, starting 11.00, at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.

The Canadian detachment made up of approximately 140 military personnel (pilots and technical staff) and six CF-188 Hornet aircraft will conduct NATO-led Enhanced Air Policing missions for the following three months, together with the Romanian Air Force soldiers and the F-16 Fighting Falcon and MiG-21 LanceR aircraft.

The journalists willing to attend the activity are requested to send their identification data ( name, surname, series and number of the ID, the media institution they represent and their phone number) as well as the vehicle identification data on email address proff@roaf.ro, by Tuesday, 7th September 14.00.

The mass-media representatives are expected on Wednesday, 8th September, between 10.00 10.30, at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Headquarters. Point of contact: Warrant Officer IVth class Bogdan Pantilimon, cell phone: 0756 724 455.

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The Canadian detachment is made up of approximately 140 military personnel and members of technical staff and six CF-188 Hornet aircraft.

This is the fifth rotation of the Canadian Royal Air Forces at Mihail Kogalniceanu, after the ones executed in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Also, the Canadian soldiers have also conducted a mission in Romania, at Campia Turzii, in 2014.

The air policing missions conducted jointly contribute to the development of the reaction and deterrence capacity as well as to the increase of interoperability between the Romanian Air Force and the Canadian ones.

The deployment of the CF-188 Hornet aircraft to Romania is part of the implementation of the Action Plan in order to ensure NATO's operational capacity on the Alliance Eastern Flank, both on its Northern area and the Southern one, and demonstrates NATO's unity and determination in response to the challenges posed to the security environment.

The Press Office