NATO aircraft tracked Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic and Black Sea on Oct. 29 and sorties of fighters over the Baltic in what the Western alliance called an unusual burst of activity at a tense time in East-West relations.
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US F15C Eagle jet fighters prepares are pictured on the tarmac at air force base during the Lithuanian - NATO air force exercise at the air force base near Siauliai Zuokniai, Lithunaia, on April 1, 2014.