RoAF 71st Air Base The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base ( " Baza 71 Aeriană " ) is located near the town of Câmpia Turzii , in Cluj County . The 71st Airbase was founded on 1 June 2002 , according to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganization program . Since its foundation , the unit has become one of the best units of the Air Force thanks to the pilots ' proficiency in carrying out flight missions , day and night and all - weather , and to the responsibility of the logistic support personnel . In January 2001 , the unit received the first MIG - 21 LanceR fighter planes , and the pilots started the transition to the new model . The base is home to the 711st , 712nd Fighter squadrons , operating MiG - 21 LanceR s and to the 713rd , 714th Helicopter squadrons , operating IAR - 330 s . History . The Câmpia Turzii military airfield was built between 1952 and 1953 , and was home of the Soviet - made Ilyushin Il - 10 attack aircraft . In 1969 , an air defence unit was created on the airfield in order to provide protection against air attacks . In 1980 a paratrooper regiment is founded and assigned to the Campia Turzii . On June 30 , 1982 , the first fighter squadron was assigned at the air base , which in 1986 became the 71st Fighter Regiment . In 1987 , when the air base finally became fully operational and operated MiG - 21 fighters . On January 24 , 2001 the unit was the first one to receive the modernized MiG - 21 LanceR fighters . On July 1 , 2002 , according to a Romanian Armed Forces reorganization and modernization program , the 71st Air Base was officially founded . During late - 2004 , the RoAF 93rd Air Base is disbanded and its helicopter units were relocated at the 71st base . Since then , the 71st Air Base participated to a large number of national / multinational military exercises and training missions . Also , it often participated in various humanitarian missions , in cooperation with other Romanian Government institutions . 2007 Baltic Air Policing . Four MiG - 21 LanceR Cs belonging to 71st Air Base were deployed from August 2007 to November 2007 at Šiauliai , in Lithuania for Baltic Air Policing . The Romanian detachment succeeds the French Air Force Mirage 2000Cs of " Escadron de Chasse 01 . 012 " from Cambrai , which fulfilled the Baltic Air Policing since May 2007 . Once the RoAF finish its three - month stint , a Portuguese Air Force detachment will take over the mission . The four aircraft and a total of 67 personnel , among them nine pilots , are part of the detachment : 63 serve at Šiauliai , while other four serve at the air traffic control centre in Kaunas , to ensure smooth cooperation with local authorities . The Romanian detachment has attracted huge attention from the local media , not least from the fact that it is only the second time a fighter from the Soviet era has deployed to Šiauliai - Polish Air Force MiG - 29 s have also been deployed here in 2006 . The RoAF will most probably perform again Baltic Air Policing in future . 2008 Bucharest summit . Six USAF F - 15E Strike Eagle fighters were deployed from March 27 , 2008 to April 6 , 2008 , in order to provide air policing together with the Romanian Air Force fighters during the NATO 2008 Bucharest Summit , the 20th , held at Bucharest . These fighters were assisted by KC - 135 Stratotanker s located at the Budapest Airport in Hungary . The 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing directed the USAF deployment .