USAFE Blog: First C-130 delivered to Poland

It was a cold and snowy day at Powidz Air Base, but the spirits of all those who turned out to welcome the arrival of the mighty Hercules to Poland were high. With the dense cloud cover, we could hear the engines of the C-130 and its 2-ship F-16 escort before we could see them, but all looked skyward as the Herc flew over the assembled crowd.

The first Polish C-130E Hercules arrived at Powidz Air Base on 24 March 2009. In my role in the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, I serve as the in-country program coordinator; linking the many people in the U.S. who make this program a reality with their Polish counterparts.  (more)