Britain's RAF warplanes began patrolling the airspace in the Baltics amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia. Four RAF Typhoons were deployed from Lossiemouth, Scotland to guard the skies as part of NATO's "high readiness" in Eastern Europe.
International Business Times: British warplanes patrol Baltic skies as Estonia land exercises begin; tensions with Russia hamper Arctic Circle
A British soldier checks the wind at the landing zone during the 16 Air Assault Brigade Exercise Joint Warrior at West Freugh Airfield, Stranraer, Scotland on April 16, 2012.
