recent odc activities 2008
Polish Air Force Aircrews Complete Training In Nashville, Tennessee
14 November 2008
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| Polish Air Force Aircrews Complete Training In Nashville, Tennessee |
Poland’s first two C-130E Hercules aircrews recently completed 11 weeks of C-130E flight training in the United States, and will soon return to Poland, announced Col. Tim Burke of the Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation. The flight training was conducted in Nashville by the 118th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard. Classroom and flight simulator training as well as maintenance training was also conducted at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Poland will receive 5 refurbished and upgraded C-130E Hercules aircraft, with the aircraft and training being financed by $98.5 million dollars in grant money under the Foreign Military Financing program.
The aircraft will be based at Powidz Air Base as part of the 3rd Air Transport Brigade. Each C-130E is operated by a crew of 5 Airmen; Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Flight Engineer, and Loadmaster. The C-130E can carry up to 6 pallets of equipment or 92 combat troops. The first Polish C-130E is scheduled to arrive in December 2008 and all 5 are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2009.
