US F-16s and C-130s to Lask

[wamovements]

In the statement concerning the final delivery of C-130Es to Poland the following was said:

"In a few weeks, we'll take another important step" deploying Air Force F-16s and C-130s to Lask Air Base, forming the "first continuous presence" of US forces in Poland.

Anyone with more information? Units involved?

[DeviceIK]

4 F-16 from Aviano, 2 C-130 (Germany??) in this november(saw earlier, can't find proof).

http://www.newpolandexpress.pl/polish_n ... poland.php
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... oland.html

[Rockville]

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?opt ... Itemid=625

[DeviceIK]

http://poland.usembassy.gov/band.html

[Rene Peteri]

Rotation of deployed aircraft will be 4 times a year.

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... oland.html

Aviation Detachment - Americans in Lask

(Source: Polish Ministry of Defense; issued Nov. 8, 2012)

On Friday, November 9 in the 32nd Tactical Aviation Base in Lask first subunit of U.S. Forces stationing permanently in Poland - Aviation Detachment - will be inaugurated.

The ceremony will start at 11.00. Minister of National Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, U.S. Secretary of Defence Assistant for National Security Derek Chollet, Commander of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Adm James Stavridis, Chief of General Staff Gen. Mieczysław Cieniuch, Commander of Air Force LtGen pilot Lech Majewski, Assistant of Commander of U.S. Air Force in Europe MajGen Stephen D. Schmidt and other VIPs will participate in the ceremony.

Av-Det - Aviation Detachment is to be a "pediment" of the 52nd Operations Group - the air component of the 52nd Fighter Wing being a part of U.S. Air Force in Europe.

It is to strengthen military cooperation and interoperability of Polish and U.S. Air Forces by organising deployment of rotational air component - RD - Rotational Detachment.

Rotational Detachment, consisting of maximum 250 soldiers,
F-16 fighter squadron or Hercules section,
will train together with Polish pilots and engineers, according to its own programs.

It is to visit Poland every three months. It will station alternately in Lask, Krzesiny or Powidz.

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