2008 Bucharest Summit
Six USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighters were deployed from March 27, 2008 to April 6, 2008, in order to provide air policing together with the Romanian Air Force fighters during the NATO 2008 Bucharest Summit, the 20th, held at Bucharest. These fighters were assisted by KC-135 Stratotankers located at the Budapest Airport in Hungary. The 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing directed the USAF deployment.
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