Reuters: With eye on Crimea, US starts military drills on Russia’s doorstep

This picture taken on March 24, 2011 shows an air force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) plane takings off from a French air force base in Avord, center France. NATO said on March 10, 2014 it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine. The flights \"will enhance the Alliance's situational awareness,\" a NATO official said, adding: \"All AWACS reconnaissance flights will take place solely over Alliance territory.\" AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

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