Well no, if you want to start nuklear war over the baltics the ballistic missiles can get there in a few minutes. But air power is the only thing that can get t

Well no, if you want to start nuklear war over the baltics the ballistic missiles can get there in a few minutes. But air power is the only thing that can get there fast, and the russians have actual anti air systems... And anyway, an airforce can't stop a ground invasion, only an army can do that. The us does have som forces in place, but not enought to matter against a determined invasion, and since russia attacking the baltics pretty much is open war with the us, any plausible scenario involves a determined invasion.