2017-01-09 According to a story on the French Ministry of Defence website.
France has just completed its sixth rotation to the Baltics to participate in the Baltic Air policing mission.
![Mirage 2000-5 de l'Escadron de Chasse 1/2 "Cigognes" en vol dans le ciel de Lituanie dans le cadre de l'Opération Baltic Air Policing 2016.](https://sldinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/retour-baltic-air-policing-2_article_pleine_colonne-300x200.jpg)
The French arrived on August 31, 2016 and returned to the Netherlands on January 5, 2017.
Four Mirage 2000-5s were deployed for the 24/7 mission.
The mission was started in 2004 and has continued since then.
The aircraft conducted 500 flight hours in support of the mission with a crew of around 100 French personnel.
The French commander turned over the primary mission to the Dutch Air Force for the next phase of the Baltic air patrol.