20 US F 22 fighter jets arrived in Poland and headed to Ukraine

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the Polish-Ukrainian border lands at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, Poland to support NATO’s Air Shield. NATO’s Shield Mission is a joint unified mission to improve the air and missile defense posture along the Eastern flank of the Alliance in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 20 F-22 Raptor fighter jets deployed from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Raptor is a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force and is designed to rapidly project air dominance over long ranges to defeat emerging threats. The F-22 will support NATO’s Air Shield mission along Russia’s border with the Nato State and its allies. The Air Shield mission is designed to improve the air defense posture of missiles along the eastern flank of the NATO alliance. By Adding the F-22 Raptor, which is the most advanced fighter aircraft that can reach supersonic speeds and carry a variety of guided m