U.S. and European officials this week officially activated a first-of-its-kind multinational strategic airlift unit at Papa Air Base, Hungary, according to a statement released by U.S. Air Forces Europe. The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program, created in 2006, will operate independently of NATO's military command and will include Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United States, as well as Partnership for Peace nations Finland and Sweden. The nations' varying investments in the SAC Program…
U.S., European Nations Activate Heavy Airlift Wing
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