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Polish and German Air Force inspectors met in Mińsk Mazowiecki

21.08.2025 17:00
Polish and German Air Force inspectors convened at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki, east-central Poland, on 21 August 2025.
Holger Neumann, Chief of the German Air Force, (right) during a meeting of Polish and German Air Force Inspectors at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki, east-central Poland, on 21 August 2025.
Holger Neumann, Chief of the German Air Force, (right) during a meeting of Polish and German Air Force Inspectors at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki, east-central Poland, on 21 August 2025.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

Attendees included Holger Neumann, Chief of the German Air Force, and Major General Ireneusz Nowak, Polish Air Force Inspector.

Since the first week of August, a planned several-week operation has been underway at the base, involving 150 German soldiers. 

Ireneusz Nowak, Polish Air Force Inspector (photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański) Ireneusz Nowak, Polish Air Force Inspector (photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański)

As part of the deployment, Germany’s Luftwaffe has sent five Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon jets to Poland to support Polish air defence in line with NATO’s collective defence of the alliance’s eastern flank.

Eurofighter Typhoon (photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański) Eurofighter Typhoon (photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański)

German diplomats described the deployment as a demonstration of NATO solidarity, providing a credible deterrent and strengthening the protection of NATO airspace.

Polish military authorities said the operation is another example of allied cooperation and a tangible commitment to ensuring security in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mińsk Mazowiecki is located roughly 50 km (31 miles) northeast of Warsaw.

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