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A Puma Naval
turns away above
the two former
British Type 22
Broadsword class
frigates. The
three-masted
‘Mircea’, the
training vessel
of the Romanian
Navy, is moored
behind it.
The Romanian Air Force monitors the airspace together with NATO
allies, which operate from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in south
east Romania.
Much more is also expected from the Puma Naval crews. Mitric:
‘Since the annexation, we have increased our training with own
forces and with our allies to become better in what we do. We
have to be accustomed to the new treats that we receive daily and
we prepare for what the future might bring us. Over the recent
years, we have learned a lot about specific missions – such as anti-
submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare – from our partners. We
also increased our training and operational flights from frigates on
sea. In the early days of our squardron, there were limited activities
on board. Nowaydays, there are constantly helicopters on board of
the frigates. The continued delivery of an operational helicopter
embarked on board is now our primary mission.’
Tuzla Airport
The helicopters that are not embarked on board can be found
in maintenance facility of IAR Brașov or at Tuzla Airport near
Constanța, the oldest continuously inhabited city of Romania and
