
NATO Battlegroup Helps Reunite Lost Dog With Owner In Estonia
The dog was found roaming the Tapa training area in Estonia.
The dog was found roaming the Tapa training area in Estonia.
Alliance personnel will also host engagement events where the Estonian public can meet them and learn more about NATO.
“Our relationship with the Estonians is fantastic, the support that they give us is never-ending."
Boris Johnson has been given a tour of a military base and has thanked soldiers for their dedication over the Christmas period.
The fighter aircraft are operating from Amari Air Base in Estonia.
The AWACS, also referred to as the 'big eye' and the 'big brain', can lead up to 150 aircraft at a single time.
The event celebrated two milestones for NATO and the Estonian Air Force.
It is the tenth and 11th scramble and intercept respectively since the RAF took over NATO enhanced Air Policing from the German Air Force.
The aircraft are in the region as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.
Three RAF Chinooks are currently based in Mali in a non-combat role as part of Operation NEWCOMBE.
Ground forces, including tanks, have been spotted exercising in towns and villages in Estonia.
"As long as NATO’s posture is credible and visible we don’t think it’s probable for a confrontation," the spokesperson said.
A further 110 UK personnel have been deployed to the Baltics as part of Operation Cabrit, taking the total there to around 1,000.
It was their first operational deployment in Estonia as the successor of the Lynx helicopter.
Both Fusilier Lee Hilmer-Hills, 18, and his sibling Lance Corporal Alex Hilmer-Hills, 22, are currently based in the town of Tapa.