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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Two C-130 Hercules wait to taxi on the flightline Oct. 20, 2014, during U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The C-130s are assigned to Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. The 182nd AW brought three aircraft to participate in the rotation hosted by the U.S. Aviation Detachment, 52nd Operations Group, at Łask Air Base, Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls)Polish, US air forces unite for Av-Det rotation
                        
                        
                        Two C-130 Hercules wait to taxi on the flightline Oct. 20, 2014, during U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The C-130s are assigned to Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. The 182nd AW brought three aircraft to participate in the rotation hosted by the U.S. Aviation Detachment, 52nd Operations Group, at Łask Air Base, Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls)
                
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        Tech. Sgt. Press Chapin positions the propeller of a C-130 Hercules Oct. 20, 2014, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The Illinois Air National Guard and Polish airmen have learned and worked together for more than 20 years on a variety of exercises and events, building interoperability through the partnership program. Chapin is a crew chief with the Illinois ANG’s 182nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)Polish, US air forces unite for Av-Det rotation
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgt. Press Chapin positions the propeller of a C-130 Hercules Oct. 20, 2014, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The Illinois Air National Guard and Polish airmen have learned and worked together for more than 20 years on a variety of exercises and events, building interoperability through the partnership program. Chapin is a crew chief with the Illinois ANG’s 182nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
                
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        A C-130 Hercules taxi on the flightline Oct. 20, 2014, during U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The C-130s are assigned to Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. The guardsmen’s night mission performed on-station training to test their capability to perform missions in low-light sorties. The U.S. Air Force’s forward presence in Europe allows allies and partners to develop and improve ready air forces capable of maintaining regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)Polish, US air forces unite for Av-Det rotation
                        
                        
                        A C-130 Hercules taxi on the flightline Oct. 20, 2014, during U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The C-130s are assigned to Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. The guardsmen’s night mission performed on-station training to test their capability to perform missions in low-light sorties. The U.S. Air Force’s forward presence in Europe allows allies and partners to develop and improve ready air forces capable of maintaining regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
                
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Illinois ANG soars skies over PolandPublished Oct. 21, 2014
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls
                    
                    
                    52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland (AFNS) --**Airmen from the U.S. and Polish air forces started training together Oct. 15, at Powidz Air Base, Poland, for the start of Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1.Roughly 50 Airmen and three C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing will participate in the training hosted by Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group, at Łask Air Base, Poland."Our mission here is to support the aviation detachment rotation and build upon the interoperability between our two forces," said Lt. Col. Douglas Applegren, the chief of tactics for rotation 15-1. "We have been looking forward to this rotation ever since we found out about it, and our Airmen are excited to work and train together with the Polish air force."It’s also the first time an ANG unit has supported a C-130 rotation at the Aviation Detachment in Poland. The bilateral training aims to maintain joint readiness and reassure regional allies and partners.Ten Airmen assigned to the Det. 1, 52nd OG, serve as an enduring, forward-persistent presence to enable combined U.S. and Polish training and exercises to increase cooperation, enduring partnership and build interoperability between NATO partners."NATO's interoperability is key to the strength of the alliance," said Lt. Col. Jack Harman, the Det. 1 , 52nd OG, commander. "The Aviation Detachment builds on this by enabling U.S. aircraft to train with allies in a vital area of the world. As Poland's state partner, the Illinois Air National Guard Airmen continue to deepen established relationships and build partner capacity between U.S. and Polish forces. In all, the combined efforts from the outstanding Airmen of the Aviation Detachment, the 182nd Airlift Wing, and 33rd Air Base will display impeccable cooperation, readiness, and flexibility throughout the bilateral training to make this rotation a success."Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Lee Feinstein and former Polish Minister of Defense Bogdan Klich signed a memorandum of understanding June 13, 2011, establishing a U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment in Poland.The detachment later stood up at Łask AB in November 2012 and is supported by the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.Poland 



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