Two U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrive in Poland as part of European training mission


  • World
  • Monday, 31 Aug 2015

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet is pictured at a Polish Air Forces air base in Lask near Lodz, central Poland August 31, 2015. Two advanced U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived in Poland on Monday for a one-day working visit, the Polish army said, a part of Washington's efforts to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian actions in Ukraine. REUTERS/Marcin Wojciechowski/Agencja Gazeta

WARSAW (Reuters) - Two advanced U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived in Poland on Monday for a one-day working visit, the Polish army said, a part of Washington's efforts to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian actions in Ukraine.

The visit is a part of the F-22's first-ever deployment to Europe, where four of the stealth fighters will train with allied air forces and U.S. services through mid-September. The four aircraft arrived at Spangdahlem Air base in Germany on Friday.

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