A C-17 Globemaster III from the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing based at Papa Air Base, Hungary, makes the new unit's first landing at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. The airlift into Iraq was a first by the wing and facilitated the deployment for members of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. The wing operates three C-17s and includes NATO member nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the , as well as Partnership for Peace nations Finland and Sweden.


A C-17 Globemaster III from the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing based at Papa Air Base, Hungary, makes the new unit's first landing at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. The airlift into Iraq was a first by the wing and facilitated the deployment for members of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. The wing operates three C-17s and includes NATO member nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the , as well as Partnership for Peace nations Finland and Sweden.


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