U.S. F/A-18Fs and Italian F-35Bs conducted simulated CAS operations over the Black Sea and into Romanian training areas during NATO’s Neptune Strike 25-2.

As the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sail in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets and Italian F-35B Lightning IIs conducted simulated close-air support operations over the Black Sea and into Romanian training areas during NATO’s premiere enhanced Vigilance Activity, Neptune Strike 25-2. The training activity was announced by NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples in a post on social media. Contents U.S. F/A-18Fs and Italian F-35Bs conducted simulated CAS operations over the Black Sea and into Romanian training areas during NATO’s Neptune Strike 25-2. Neptune Strike 25

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