Poland receives fifth US Hercules
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
23.08.2012 09:36
Poland's defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak officially welcomed the last of five US C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at the 33rd Airlift Base in Powidz, western Poland, Wednesday.
Minister Siemoniak (suited) welcomes new Hercules: photo - PAP/Tomasz Wojtasik
Minister Siemoniak, accompanied by Air Force commander Lech Majewski at the welcoming ceremony said that the new fleet of cargo planes will “bring a new quality to our aviation and logistics capabilities”.
US Ambassador to Poland Lee Feinstein, who was also attending the ceremony, said that "this day marks a new stage in Polish-American military cooperation."
Currently, the main task for the five-strong Hercules fleet will be to supply troops serving in Afghanistan, although one aircraft will remain at the airbase for training purposes. (pg)