
RAF Typhoons train with US B-52s over Romania
The RAF jets are deployed to the country as part of a NATO mission, helping to protect the alliance's airspace in the region.
The RAF jets are deployed to the country as part of a NATO mission, helping to protect the alliance's airspace in the region.
About 30 personnel from the Royal Lancers returned to the UK this month, after six months in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
The mission will see the RAF help protect the alliance's airspace in the region.
A defence minister has suggested a review will be carried out into Britain's military involvement in the country.
British forces have been in Afghanistan since 2001 and ended combat operations more than six years ago.
Soldiers were unable to see their loved ones throughout their deployment and now many of them have been reunited with their loved ones.
UK personnel will "drawdown" from the country, with the Defence Secretary saying the military will have "lasting memories" of Afghanistan.
The military alliance says Russia must "de-escalate immediately" but Russia says it is responding to threat from NATO.
The United States Press Secretary said "Russia now has more troops on the border with Ukraine than at any time since 2014".
The enhanced Air Policing mission, known by its military name Operation Biloxi, will see the RAF help protect NATO airspace in the region.
It comes amid a reported build-up of Russian troops near eastern Ukraine.
NATO said there was "an unusual peak of flights", with Royal Air Force jets among those scrambled.
The minehunter sailed more than 4,000 miles during her deployment.
The United Kingdom is NATO’s fourth highest spender on defence in terms of percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
The new NATO estimates put the United States clear at the top of the list for most military personnel.
Jens Stoltenberg also discussed the pressing threats to the alliance posed by Russia and China.