33rd_Air_Base
The 33rd Air Base (Polish: 33. Baza Lotnicza) is a Polish Air Force base, located near Powidz. The base functions within the structure of the Polish Air Force and is part of the three wings of Powidz air transport command.
| 33rd Air Base | |||||||||
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33. Baza Lotnicza | |||||||||
| Near Powidz, Słupca County in Poland | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Polish Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 2010 (2010) | ||||||||
| In use | 1 July 2010 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Miroslaw Łusiarczyk | ||||||||
| Garrison | 14th Airlift Squadron | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EPPW | ||||||||
| Elevation | 267 feet (81 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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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]
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 US Army Corps of Engineers made an industry solicitation in 2018 requesting tree-cutting services for 38 hectares (94 acres) around the base. Two US investments could be sacrificed to pay for President Trump's border wall with Mexico: A bulk fuel storage facility at US$21m, and a "rail extension and railhead" project budgeted at US$14m.[3]
- "2 eskadra lotnictwa transportowo-łącznikowego". jednostki-wojskowe.pl. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- NATO foots bill for massive US combat depot in Poland, Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News, 2019-03-29
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