John Shimkus: “as a delegate of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and very active in…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2006

as a delegate of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and very active in its defense subcommittee, and also the chairman of the Baltic Caucus, I am excited and extremely pleased with NATO's recent announcement in a letter of intent after 6 months of negotiation. Thirteen Nations have developed a plan to create a NATO Strategic Airlift Capability based at Ramstein Air Force Base. Initially comprised of three to four C-17s, the SAC will be flown by multinational air crews, pilots and loadmasters, and a multinational military structure will be created to command and control these aircraft. Boeing, who builds the C-17, is a great U.S. company. This aids in NATO's transformation and jobs for U.S. workers. ____________________

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Republican · Illinois

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