A technician sits near Sweden's C130 Hercules transport aircraft during the Lithuanian - NATO air force exercise at the air force base near Siauliai Zuokniai, Lithunaia on April 1, 2014. Photo by AFP.
Photo by AFP
Sweden has re-militarized an old Cold War frontier base to combat what it believes to be a rising threat from Russia.
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