Captain (OF-2) Henrik Gebhardt/Swedish Air Force

Strategic Airlift Capability Supports with Emergency Response Mission

2017. szeptember 11. 16:05

On short notice the Strategic Airlift Capability launched a humanitarian relief mission to the Caribbean, via Eindhoven, to support the work in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The first run was conducted to Curacao, the designated staging point for support to the island of St. Maarten.

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SAC Programme Receives First Permanent C-17 Engine

2017. június 22. 21:14

19 JUN 2017 – PÁPA – – The SAC Program have received delivery of its first-ever permanently stationed C-17 engine. The 11-million dollar Pratt and Whitney F117 engine, which is the most expensive single piece of a C-17, gives the SAC the capability to replace an entire engine on the C-17, usually within 24 hours.

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Local Airdrop Training – Ready When the Mission “Drops”

2017. április 1. 7:01

27 MAR 2017 – PÁPA – – Every month the Heavy Airlift Wing conducts local airdrop training in one of the drop zones near Pápa Air Base. Key players in this training event are the Heavy Airlift Squadron and Aerial Port section of the Logistics Support Squadron.

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