Air Force Officials Deliver First C-130 to Polish Military

Air Force Officials Deliver First C-130 to Polish Military

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August 1, 2009 | Wickman, Tony | Copyright

[The article below originally appeared in Air Force Print News Today.]

American and Polish airmen delivered the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts March 24, 2009 to the Polish air force at Powidz Air Base [AB], Poland.

   It is a great day for them to celebrate the arrival of the
   Hercules. It is vital to them being able to--own their
   own--organically pick up and go," said Air Force Major General
   William A. Chambers, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Director of Air
   and Space Operations. They are one of our allies who are very
   willing to go, he said. Whether it is Afghanistan or Iraq, they've
   been alongside the Americans in both fights. …

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