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^- [Reporter] The NATO E3A flies surveillance missions

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^every day in Eastern Europe, but recently one E3A

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^flight mission was of particular importance

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to our Polish allies, because it was a delivery

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^of their very own E3A to Warsaw.

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^As Polish reporters gathered at the scene to get

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^a first look at this new tool in their defense posture,

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NATO troops from all over Europe converged

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to show the Polish people the widespread support

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that they have from their allies.

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^- Although we fly in the orbits over Poland,

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^this is not as tangible as actually taking an aircraft

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to their major international board in Warsaw

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and having a media event where we can explain

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what we're doing and allow the public to see

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first-hand what the aircraft is like and how NATO is

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positively providing assurance to those nations

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on the Eastern flank.

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- [Reporter] While this media event was an exciting way

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for the Polish citizens to get a glimpse

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into this new form of deterrence, it's only the beginning

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of where this initiative is headed.

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Behind the exterior of this almost windowless plane,

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NATO forces are hard at work daily protecting

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the airspace around one of NATO's most Eastern allies.

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^- Flying a NATO E3A AWACS over Poland allows us to show

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^NATO's commitment, our resolve,

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^and for the population to know that even though you can't

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see us, NATO's airborne, NATO's there,

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we fly a mission almost every day and at 24/7,

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we assure our NATO allies

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in our population that we are there.

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- [Reporter] This E3A is just one plane,

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but it's one plane the speaks volumes

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about the strengthening of NATO capabilities in the East.

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The hours upon hours of surveillance this aircraft

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will conduct will keep the Polish people that much safer.

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Staff Sergeant Adam Harder, Warsaw, Poland.