A Soldier and member of the U.S. Navy work on communication processes while setting up for exercise Anakonda Response 2016 on Papa Air Base, Hungary, April 27, 2016. This exercise will be implementing the Perspective Integration method during the mission, which requires mission planners to account for cultural factors in how gender roles affect men, women, boys and girls differently in a disaster. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

The vision three years ago was to bring twelve nations together with a common goal and commitment to bring Strategic Airlift Capability to allies across the globe.

Senior national representatives prepare to welcome a group of distinguished visitors at Papa Air Base, Hungary July 27. Papa AB hosted the Heavy Airlift Wing's (HAW) third anniversary. The HAW is an operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program which is designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the following nations; Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands and USA and two Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations, Sweden and Finland.

Master Sgt. Bronislav Skaperin, Estonian Air Force senior national representative, watches members board the C-17 Globemaster III at Papa Air Base, Hungary July 27. Papa AB is the home of Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program which is designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the following nations; Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands and USA and two Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations, Sweden and Finland.