The 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment had been located at Mărculești since October 1951, and had been reequipped with MiG-29s in 1988.Michael Holm, 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment , accessed September 2011 It had been part of the 119th Fighter Aviation Division, which had been resubordinated to the Soviet Black Sea Fleet since December 1989.
The 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment had .been located at Mărculești since October 1951, and had been reequipped with MiG-29s in 1988.Michael Holm, 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment , accessed September 2011 It had been part of the 119th Fighter Aviation Division, which had been resubordinated to the Soviet Black Sea Fleet since December 1989