Around 300 RAF personnel from 140 Expeditionary Air Wing are to be sent to the Baltic country to lead air policing operations.
Mr Wallace praised the demonstration of NATO"unity", adding:"Our RAF personnel inare undertaking a vital role, ensuring the security of Europe's skies and bolstering Nato's presence in eastern Europe.
Wing Commander Scott Maccoll, commanding officer of 140 Expeditionary Air Wing, said:"We have been working together for some time and the level of cooperation has now reached a new level. Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Hachmeister, the German Detachment commander, said:"Working together with our allies from the Royal Air Force in a live mission is what we have been looking forward to since we started this mission.
"The many years of good practice in working together will be the baseline for a successful cooperation."
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