Posted on 03/30/2010 9:54:08 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Poland has 48 F-16 jet fighter planes. Most of them rarely take to the skies outside of routine training.
But in two years, the planes could be heading to Afghanistan, reports Rzeczpospolita.
The paper cites an unnamed soldier as a source that says the matter is already settled, just has not yet been announced publicly by Polish army authorities.
Pilots at a large Polish Air Force base admit they have already started rigorous training and preparation for the 2012 departure to the war-torn middle-eastern nation, but Polish Air Force officials have yet to confirm this.
(Excerpt) Read more at wbj.pl ...
There’s no training equal to the real thing. Any NATO country would be wise to take advantage of the Afghanistan theater to expose some of their career military personnel to combat.
I agree
F-16 ping.
The F-16 is the best for this kind of mission. Her comparatively simple construction means she will be less subject to environmental stress failure.
Simple, effective and capable of doing the job at hand.
Szczęście Polska!
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