RAF personnel reflect on Nato Romania mission

The Royal Air Force plays a leading role not only in the defence of the UK but also supporting allies and alliances around the world. Personnel from bases across Lincolnshire are currently in Romania as part of Nato efforts to reassure countries after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. BBC Look North's Phillip Norton went to find out what life is like on deployment.
 

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It's hard to comprehend the level of responsibility resting on the shoulders of Flt Lt Lewis Travers - one wrong move at the controls of his fully-armed Typhoon jet could have major international consequences.
 

The 31-year-old is one of 200 RAF personnel taking part in a Nato mission to police skies across Eastern Europe in the face of Russian aggression.
 

"What we focus on primarily is being utterly professional in the way we conduct ourselves - to ensure there's no risk of misunderstanding or miscalculation," he calmly explains.
 

Based at the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base near Constanta in Romania, it's just 70 miles from the border with Ukraine, right next to the Black Sea, and currently home to six Typhoon fighter jets from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
 

Known as Operation Biloxi, the mission is part of a Nato commitment to protect and reassure member states in Eastern Europe amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
 

As we pass through various security checkpoints and wire fencing, our first glimpse of 3(F) Squadron is accompanied by the thunderous sound of two US Army Black Hawk helicopters lifting off in a furious cloud of dust. It's like walking straight into a war movie, except this is a daily reality for everyone based here.