UDZIAŁ POLSKIEGO KONTYNGENTU WOJSKOWEGO W MISJI ICELANDIC AIR POLICING
POLISH MILITARY CONTINGENT IN THE ICELANDIC AIR POLICING MISSION

Summary/Abstract: The authors of this publication present the results of research on the participation of the Polish Armed Forces in the Icelandic Air Policing mission. The article contains an analysis and characteristics of the participation of the Polish Military Contingent in the Republic of Iceland. The obtained research results indicate the appropriateness of the activities undertaken by the Polish Armed Forces by intensifying involvement in multinational projects resulting from the obligations towards membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. The results of the above are the implementation of adequate solutions in pursuit of interoperability with other NATO countries, verifi cation of the capabilities of individual components of the Polish Armed Forces, and thus the possibility of identifying gaps in security systems. The authors of this article, presenting conclusions from the previous experience of soldiers of PMC Iceland, indicate possible directions of development in the implementation of similar tasks in Air Policing missions over the territory of allied countries. The aim of the article is to identify the legal conditions and tasks of the Polish Armed Forces in the Icelandic Air Policing mission. Attention was paid to Iceland’s security policy and the origins of the Icelandic Air Policing mission. The research problem was expressed in the question: how did the Icelandic Air Policing mission contribute to building of capacity to conduct eff ective airspace surveillance operations over the territory of Poland and the North Atlantic Alliance countries? Theoretical research methods were used. The main basis for considerations were NATO doctrinal documents, relevant normative acts related to the implementation of tasks outside the Republic of Poland by the Polish Armed Forces, literature on the subject, as well as informal interviews with soldiers taking part in the mission.

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