Showing posts with label AVIANO AIR BASE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AVIANO AIR BASE. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2015

RECENT DOD PHOTOS AT BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lands at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The pilot is assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford.
An Afghan air force C-130H Hercules aircraft takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

U.S. MOVES A DOZEN F-16s TO POLAND "IN LIGHT OF SITUATION IN UKRAINE"

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
Spokesman: F-16 Augmentation Continues U.S.-Poland Partnership
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – A dozen more F-16s and 300 personnel based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, will augment the U.S. aviation detachment at Lask Air Base, Poland, a Pentagon spokesman announced today.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced last week that the United States would augment the aviation detachment in light of the situation in Ukraine, and Army Col. Steven Warren provided details today in a meeting with reporters.

Warren said 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons and associated personnel from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano are expected to arrive in Poland by the end of the week. “This enhancement marks another milestone in the rotational deployment of U.S. military aircraft that we began in late 2012,” he added.

Hagel met with Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak on March 9 to consider options for locations, with U.S. European Command deciding on the number of aircraft, Warren told reporters earlier this week. Previously planned rotations will continue, he said today, with this augmentation serving as an addition to those already scheduled.

“It’s consistent with the enduring partnership between the U.S. and Poland,” Warren said. “Augmenting this aviation detachment was a deliberate choice to demonstrate to our allies that U.S. commitments to our collective defense responsibilities are credible and remain in force. The work we’re doing with Poland does just that.”

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