33rd Air Base
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The 33rd Air Base (
History
The base was officially constituted in January 2000 as the 21st airbase, replacing the disbanded 7th Bomber-Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment. It was redesignated to its current name in January 2001.[1] In 2010, the 2nd Airlift Squadron disbanded and its units were distributed among the newly formed units of the 33rd Air Base.[2]
US military
From the summer of 2019, the base will be the site of a depot and storage site for United States Army combat vehicles in Poland. It will be mostly funded by NATO's NATO Security Investment Program, and cost around US$210m, with the USA's component capped at around 20-25%.[3]
The
References
- ISSN 0860-908X
- ^ "2 eskadra lotnictwa transportowo-łącznikowego". jednostki-wojskowe.pl. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b NATO foots bill for massive US combat depot in Poland, Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News, 2019-03-29
52°22′53″N 17°51′04″E / 52.38139°N 17.85111°E
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