On Wednesday, November 18, in honor of the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia, the Latvian and Allied Armed Forces and State Border Guard aircraft overflights over Riga and major Latvian cities, the portal “Delfi” informed Ministry of Defense (AM) represented by Major Mairita Senkevicina.
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“We do not hold festive events this year, but we want to please the public as much as possible, and on November 18, Latvia’s birthday, friends and allies will be present, who are also with us on a daily basis. Since Latvia’s accession NATO“The Alliance’s airspace over the Baltics is guarded by Allied aircraft on a daily basis, and they will be present on November 18, confirming their presence and support,” emphasizes the Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks (AP).
“Latvian and Allied Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior the subordinate institutions demonstrate excellent co-operation in the performance of common tasks on a daily basis, and the participation of aircraft in honor of the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia is another confirmation of our close co-operation and friendship, “said Lieutenant General Commander of the National Armed Forces Leonīds Kalniņš.
In favorable weather conditions at 12 o’clock over the Daugava in Riga, along the embankment on November 11, two Air Force helicopters “Mi-17” and two aircraft “An-2” and State Border Guard helicopters “Agusta 109E Power” and “Agusta Bell 119” will fly over the embankment. The flight will also be attended by two German and two Italian Air Force destroyers, Eurofighter, patrolling NATO airspace over the Baltic and US Air Force refueling aircraft “KC-135”.
In turn, the Turkish Air Force destroyer “F-16” will perform a demonstration along the coast of the Gulf of Riga, flying near Jurmala. After the overflight over Riga, the aircraft will fly over several Latvian cities. Two German Air Force destroyers “Eurofighter” will fly over Cesis and Valmiera, while two Italian Air Force destroyers “Eurofighter” will fly over Daugavpils.
The US Air Force refueling aircraft “KC-135” will fly over Jelgava, Liepaja and Ventspils. On November 18, at 12 noon in honor of the anniversary of the proclamation of national independence, 21 nations from the AB dam will National Guard 17th Battle Support Battalion.
From November 17 to November 19 at 8 am in the Daugava near the Vanšu bridge will be the Navy ships A-53 “Virsaitis” and A-90 “Varonis”, and between Vanšu and Akmens bridges will be the Navy ships KA-06 “Gaisma” and KA-08 “Sun” in festive design.
AM Calls on the population to be responsible and guided by the principle – “home”, “work”, “fresh air”, in compliance with all the requirements set to limit the spread of Covid-19.
It has already been reported that it will not happen on November 18 The military parade dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia by the armed forces of Latvia and its allies, subordinate institutions of the Ministry of the Interior and units of the Youth Guard, which traditionally takes place on 11 November in Krastmala.
A number of other events organized by the Ministry of Defense, the NAF and the National Guard throughout Latvia have also been canceled.
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