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SAC meets the public at Kecskemét Inernational Airshow in Hungary
Kecskemét, 28-29 August 2021 - SAC staff greeted aviation enthusiast and distinguished visitors during its static C-17 display at the International Kecskemét Airshow organized by the Hungarian Defense Forces.
Multinational Strategic Airlit Capabiliy conducts evacuation missions from Kabul, Afghanitan
Pápa, 27 August 2021 - The 12-nation crew of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) evacuated 2,299 people from Kabul, Afghanistan in 14 missions.
Heavy Airlift Wing welcomes its first Swedish Commander
15 JULY 2021 – PÁPA - - US Air Force Colonel James S. Sparrow passed over command of the Strategic Airlift Capability's multinational operational arm, the Heavy Airlift Wing to Swedish Royal Air Force Colonel Peder Söderström on 8 July 2021 in Pápa, Hungary.

Strategic Airlift Capability Discuss the Future in bi-annual Strategic Planning Working Group
17 OCT 2019 – LUXEMBOURG - - Representatives of Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Nations came together to discuss the distant future of the SAC together with the operational military arm, Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) and NSPA’s NATO Airlift Management Programme (NAMP) leadership.
NATO Airlift Management Programme Manager Hand-Over Ceremony
08 MAR 2019 – PÁPA - - At a ceremony on the Strategic Airlift Capability premises at Pápa Air Base, NATO Airlift Management Programme Manager, Mr. Wiek Noldus, handed over to his successor, Mr. Gregory Clark.
Strategic Airlift Capability Acquires C-17 Simulator
08 AUG 2017 – PÁPA - - The 12 Nations of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) recently confirmed that the SAC program will acquire a C-17 Weapon Systems Trainer Simulator. The simulator will be built on Pápa Air Base and will provide the Heavy Airlift Wing increased flexibility and proficiency training options over the next 20 years.