Ambassador Robert Gilchrist, Ambassador to Lithuania, right, Air Force Maj. Ayla Burnside, Office of Defense Cooperation foreign area officer fellow, center, and Anna Kelley, Embassy Vilnius assistant defense attache, back right, meet with Lt. Col. James “Holy” Schmidt, 495th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 commander, left, and Lt. Col. Eligijus Ruksnaitis, Siauliai Air Base acting commander, back left, to observe F-35 Lightning II aircraft capabilities at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, March 2, 2022. The fifth generation aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, R
Ambassador Robert Gilchrist, Ambassador to Lithuania, right, Air Force Maj. Ayla Burnside, Office of Defense Cooperation foreign area officer fellow, center, and Anna Kelley, Embassy Vilnius assistant defense attache, back right, meet with Lt. Col. James “Holy” Schmidt, 495th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 commander, left, and Lt. Col. Eligijus Ruksnaitis, Siauliai Air Base acting commander, back left, to observe F-35 Lightning II aircraft capabilities at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, March 2, 2022. The fifth generation aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, will be supporting NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission for an extended period from forward operating locations in the Baltic region.
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