Polish air force begins holiday package airlift from Ramstein

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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --  The Polish air force flew here for the initial stage in airlifting holiday care packages to Polish troops stationed in Afghanistan. The 2,000 packages were flown back to Poland by the Polish air force's Casa 295 aircraft and will be delivered by Polish military airlift in the country's recently acquired C-130E. The packages, provided by the American Polish Forum in the U.S., contain sweets and comforts items, as well as a handwritten card and a "oplatek (OH-PWA-TEK)," a traditional Polish wafer shared on Christmas Eve. Held under the slogan "Adopt a Polish Soldier," the care-package initiative was financed by $25 donations collected from people across the world. The humanitarian mission has gained the support from foreign affairs officials both in Washington and Warsaw, with backing from former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzeziński.