First immediate takeoff order for the Italian Air Force's F-35s engaged in the mission in Poland - which ensures the security of the airspace of NATO countries - after intercepting Russian aircraft. The incident took place in the afternoon of September 21, when a pair of F35A fighter jets from Task Force Air 32nd Wing, risked at the Malbork air base, took to the air for an "alpha scramble" in order to intercept two unidentified aircraft, reportedly from Russia and penetrated NATO airspace, then escorted out of the same airspace. The scramble was ordered by the Uedem air operations center in Germany, the NATO control body tasked with checking and watching over all radar tracks of suspicious aircraft approaching or attempting to enter NATO airspace without proper clearances.