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Hungarian air force leader visits Ramstein
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Lt. Gen. Laszlo Tombol, Hungarian Joint Forces Command commander, gets a closer look at the way the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron palletizes cargo for shipping during his tour of the squadron here Feb. 6. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)
Release Date: Feb 12, 2008
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Hollis Dawson
3rd Air Force Public Affairs
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Third Air Force hosted a delegate of Hungarian air force leaders here Feb. 5-6 and shared C-17 Globemaster interoperability procedures with its European neighbor.
During the two-day visit, Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, 3rd Air Force commander, gave Hungarian Lt. Gen. Laszlo Tombol, Joint Force Command commander, and key members of the Hungarian air force a first-hand look at the integral parts of the U.S. Air Force's C-17 operation within the European theater.
The Hungarian delegation visited here to learn more about C-17 operations as they prepare to stand up Strategic Airlift Consortium C-17 operations at Papa Air Base, Hungary.
During their tour they visited Air Mobility Command, 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Base Wing facilities that support C-17 operations.
Lt. Gen. Tombol and his delegation were very impressed with the professionalism and expertise of the maintenance, aerial port and other support personnel they met.
The U.S. Air Force will play a large role in the stand-up and operation of the three C-17s when the base begins operations in Hungary later this year.
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