In a quiet stretch of Finnish forest, U.S. Air Force F-35As recently touched down on a 100-foot-wide highway part of NATO’s Agile Combat Employment drills. This isn’t a stunt; it’s a critical wartime contingency. With main air bases vulnerable to Russian missile strikes, dispersing jets to hidden road strips ensures airpower survives the first wave. Finland, now an NATO member, has long trained for this scenario, and its choice of the F-35 over the Gripen was based partly on this very capability

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