Six Air Force F-22 fighter jets are on their way to Poland. The crew’s mission is to strengthen NATO’s deterrent posture in Eastern Europe and deter Russian aggression. The allies this mission most benefits are deserving: The Baltic states and Poland spend at least NATO’s 2%-of-GDP target on defense. They also support U.S. efforts to restrain China’s increasingly bold Communist imperialism.

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