Germany’s armed forces, or Bundeswehr, will once again monitor the airspace over the Baltic NATO states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania over the next nine months. A squadron from the German air force, or Luftwaffe, took command of the Latvian Lielvarde airbase on Saturday, from where German pilots will command the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission for the first time. Up to six Eurofighters and some 200 soldiers will be stationed at the military airbase, located about 60 kilometres south-east of the Latvian capital Riga, until the end of November. “NATO Air Policing is of the utmost importance…