TSP Arrives in Leeuwarden

GERMANY

03.25.2017

Story by Staff Sgt. Staci Kasischke 

52nd Fighter Wing

[INTERVIEW]

We've deployed here as part of Operation Atlantic
Resolve, Theater Security Package 17.2.

We're here to start doing the TSP for the
next for months.

We brought 12 Eagles, 12 F-15Cs and we have
just under 300 people here to support the mission

[NARRATION]

A TSP demonstrates our ability to deploy a
fighter aircraft presence to support our partners

and allies around the world.

[INTERVIEW]

We're providing forward forces for commanders
if they need them.

We are building partnerships with our NATO
allies, and looking to deter any potential

Russian aggression.

We want to see what these other countries
can do, how we can best integrate with them,

show them what we can do, and then look at
those lessons learned and get better.

Whatever the job is, whether it's fighter
pilots to fighter pilots, or our maintainers

and their maintainers, it's getting to know
people, getting to know how they do things

and vice versa.

It helps build those partnerships now in training
enviroment in case we need them in the real

world.

We're happy to be here, we're excited to get
started, and we're proud of our unit.


We're going to tackle this challenge over
the next 3 months, while at the same time


still doing our jobs back at home with the
people that are there.

[NARRATION]

From Leeuwarden Air Base, I'm Tech.

I’m Tech. Sgt. Staci Miller

• Date Taken: 03.25.2017
• Date Posted: 04.11.2017 02:53
• Story ID: 229926
• Location: DE