48th AEG defenders, jets brave the cold
Senior Airman Yusif Kadir, 48th Air Expeditionary Group response force member, stands guard on the flightline at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania March 17, 2014. The 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, sent an additional six aircraft and more than 50 personnel, to augment the four aircraft and approximately 150 Airmen already supporting NATO's ongoing air policing mission, at the request of U.S. allies in the Baltics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler)