UKRAINE ISSUE Jan 26, 2022 - F-15E Strike Eagles arrive in Estonia to support NATO eAP.  Two F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in N.C., arrive at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 26, 2022.   The F-15E Strike Eagles, along with Belgian F-16s, are deployed to Ämari Air Base in support of a NATO enhanced Air Policing mission.

NATO’s enhanced Air Policing missions demonstrate solidarity, collective resolve and its ability to adapt and scale its defensive missions and deterrence posture in response to the evolving security situation facing the alliance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Beatty.  8,500 U.S.-based military personnel have been put on a high state of alert. The U.S. continues to ship security assistance to Ukrainians, with planes taking off and landing in Kyiv. From your SOT Team:  It is unknown if China will use the opportunity to take advantage in the China Sea or Indo-Pacific under its recent cooperative security alliance with Russia.  Your donations for yellow ribbon care package troop support boosts the morale of active duty deployed service members like these worldwide.