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Two New Squadron Commanders Assume Command
19 JUNE 2020 – PÁPA - - Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin Wood of the United States Air Force, and Mikael Tormalm of the Swedish Air Force have been appointed as Commanders of the Command and Control Squadron, and the Heavy Airlift Squadron respectively. The official change of command ceremony took place on June 18, at Pápa Air Base.
Strategic Airlift Capability Delivers Mobile Intensive Care Units to Sint Maarten
7 APRIL 2020 – PÁPA - - The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) delivered two Mobile Intensive Care Units to the island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, upon the request of Member Nation The Netherlands in an Emergency Response Mission. The two Units house six intensive care beds with ventilators, and equipment for an additional six ICU beds in the Dutch Caribbean. This delivery is essential for the people of the islands to be able to treat and save lives of COVID-19 patients.
Strategic Airlift Capability Executed Emergency Response Mission to Support COVID-19 Fight
26 MARCH 2020 – PÁPA - - The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) delivered medical equipment to Romania to support the country’s fight against the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

SAC's first European woman aircraft commander
We are proud to announce that Heavy Airlift Romanian Wing pilot Lt Cdr Simona Maierean is the first European female to be certified as aircraft commander in the history of the SAC program.
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.