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Jagello 2000 representatives received at USAFR bases
During their recent working visit to the US, Jagello 2000 representatives were received by top USAFR commanders.
The 7-day working trip of the Jagello 2000 team, led by the Association’s chairman Mr. Zbyněk Pavlačík, included visits and meetings at three USAFR bases, at the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk and concluded at the Pentagon.
The undisputable highlight of the trip was the meeting with the US Air Force Reserve Commander, three-star general Charles E. Stenner at the USAFR Command HQ at Robins AFB, Georgia..
 Meeting of Jagello 2000 chairman with General Charles Stenner, USAFR Commander, crowned the trip (Gen. Stenner handing over a gift, Robins AFB, March 8, 2012). |
 Mr. Pavlačík was also received by Col. Steven Chapman, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB (March 12, 2012). |
 One of the B-52 bombers from Barksdale AFB participated at NATO Days in Ostrava in 2010 and 2011. |
“The very fact that we were received here is a big honour for us and an appreciation of our work. We see it as an expression of interest for cooperation not only with regards to NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days,” said Zbyněk Pavlačík after the meeting. Pavlačík also handed over a thank-you memorial poster, made from newspaper clips about NATO Days in Ostrava 2012 and signed by Czech Air Force Commander, Gen. Jiří Verner.
Apart from 10 representatives of USAFR command, the meeting at Robins AFB was attended also by Maj. Gen. Craig Gourley, USAFR Deputy Commander. Gen. Gourley attended the 2012 NATO Days in Ostrava including the V4 Summit. “Gen. Gourley has confirmed his participation at Ostrava this year as well and we view it as a proof of his good impressions from our event,” explains Pavlačík.
“We have not discussed details of USAFR participation this year at this level. The goal of the meeting was to lay foundations for the long-term cooperation. USAFR is our strategic partner, having sent as many as three aircraft last year. Moreover, the planes travelled directly from the United States, which is rather uncommon since the US Air Force usually presents aircraft based in Europe,” stresses Pavlačík.
 Charleston AFB is home to 56 C-17s, a whole quarter of all the USAF inventory of this type. |
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 NATO Days in Ostrava 2012 memorial poster handed over to Gen. Stenner by the Jagello 2000 chairman (Robins AFB, March 8, 2012). |
Other meetings ensued at the Barksdale AFB, home of the 307th Bomb Wing. Barksdale-based B-52s participated at Ostrava for two times already.
Meeting at Charleston AFB, SC, was also very inspirational. The base is home to 56 C-17 aircraft, out of some 200 in the USAF inventory. “It was a valuable experience to peek at the operation management of the C-17 base,” commented Pavlačík.
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