Features 86th AW, 435th AGOW Airmen execute LZ training July 24, 2014 Photos by Senior Airman Christine Griffiths A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein takes off from a grass landing strip on Powidz Air Base, Poland, July 11. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing are located in Poland for a forward training deployments employing training events with NATO allies, demonstrating shared commitments to peace. Master Sgt. Stanley MacDonald, 435th AGOW’s AMS air traffic controller, and Staff Sgt. Brock Neel, 435th AMS engineer, survey an area for training with a dynamic cone penetrometer July 11 at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The measurement from the DCP is one of the steps in determining if an airfield is safe for an aircraft landing. Staff Sgt. Alexis Effinger-Morris, 435th Air Ground Operation Wing’s Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, places a visual airfield marking panel in preparation for land zone training. A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein performs a fly over at Powidz Air Base, Poland. Tags: 435th Air Ground Operation Wing × 86th Airlift Wing « Previous × Next » Share Tweet