For the past week, a real air bridge has been in place between France and Romania, in order to transport elements of France's rapid reaction capability to the Mihail-Kogalniceanu military air base, located 25 km from the city of Constanta, port of the Black Sea, strategic for the security of NATO's eastern flank.
It is a combined arms battle group of 500 men, mainly motorized infantry.
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The alpine hunters of the 27th infantry brigade of Annecy have light armor and are equipped with rocket launchers and medium and short range missiles.
The 4 Gap Chasseurs Regiment will complete this system, with tanks and reconnaissance platoons.
This is the first time that NATO has activated its reaction force to work for collective defense and deterrence in Romania, a country neighboring Ukraine among the most threatened in the Alliance by the claims of Vladimir Putin.
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