Pack 'em Up, Ship 'em Out

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Schlup, a load master with the 37th Airlift Squadron assists a member of the Polish Air Force prepare a pallet for transport on a Polish Air Force's Casa 295 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on Dec. 31, 2009. The pallet packed with care packages from the U.S. is to be transported to Polish troops stationed in Afghanistan. The 2,000 packages will be delivered by Polish military airlift and were donated by the American Polish Forum in the U.S. The packages 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 is 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 Brzezinski. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)