{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Eagle Eye Explore","provider_url":"https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/sr","author_name":"Stefan Brakus","author_url":"https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/sr\/author\/stefan-brakus\/","title":"NATO in Romania: The Black Sea Flank - Eagle Eye Explore","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CemqoP3abm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/sr\/nato-in-romania-the-black-sea-flank\/\">\u041d\u0410\u0422\u041e \u0443 \u0420\u0443\u043c\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0458\u0438: \u0426\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043a<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/sr\/nato-in-romania-the-black-sea-flank\/embed\/#?secret=CemqoP3abm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#132;NATO in Romania: The Black Sea Flank&#147; &#8212; Eagle Eye Explore\" data-secret=\"CemqoP3abm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/eagleeyeexplore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romania-NATO.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"THE MIHAIL KOG\u0102LNICEANU AIR BASE Located near the port city of Constan\u021ba in Romania, on the western coast of the Black Sea, Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu International Airport welcomes tourists numbering, on average, around 150,000 every year. These visitors, both Romanian and foreign alike, arrive at this scenic location to experience and enjoy the famous, vibrant beaches of this popular coastal region. However, since 1955, one sector of the airport has served a much less luxurious purpose \u2013 that of a military air base, itself officially named the 57th Air Base (more commonly known as the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu Air Base) of the Romanian Air Force. It is also home to the Romanian 572nd Helicopter Squadron. In turn, since 1999, the MK Air Base has also served as a home to a more permanent foreign presence \u2013 the United States Air Force, as part of a permanent NATO mission. Although the MK Air Base currently maintains a force of approximately 4,500 US military personnel, the commander of the air base is still a Romanian one \u2013 Commander Nicolae Cre\u021bu. This is in contrast to another large NATO military base, Camp Bondsteel \u2013 located in the disputed Serbian province of Kosovo \u2013 which is &hellip;"}