Combat aircraft

‘The airspace here has a lot of ranges

and altitudes available’, said Barasch.

‘There is little civilian traffic and for our

exercises this situation is fantastic’. The

112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron

moved out to Spangdahlem, Germany,

in early March to join a separate

two-week exercise as the culmination of

its time in Europe. Underlining the

reasons for coming to Europe, Barasch

concluded, ‘When the tensions rise

even higher we are able to switch to

the operational mode without any

hesitation.’

Left to to bottom:

Lt Col Barasch on

the cold flight line

at Ämari.

Pilots head back

to the squadron

building post-

mission.

Below: The

F-16s had to

be thoroughly

de-iced prior to

launching for their

morning missions.

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