Recently retired, Charles Polomsky was a decorated U.S. Air Force pilot and commander who enjoys a wide range of sports, from golf to basketball. Charles Polomsky also follows Kansas City sports teams, including the Royals of Major League Baseball.
With the Kansas City Royals’ performance having been hampered by unreliable pitching in 2019, a focus of the team during the offseason is on shoring up its pitching staff. One important piece of the puzzle promises to be Jesse Hahn, a right-hander who sat out two years following elbow surgery in 2017. Having successfully pitched six games of relief in September, Hahn will bring a potent fastball with consistent strike out potential to the lineup.
Another noteworthy pitching addition is Stephen Woods Jr., who was acquired from the farm system of the Tampa Bay Rays. Having scouted Woods out of high school, the Royals see long-term potential in a 24 year old who notched a 1.88 ERA and 9-3 record with the Florida State League’s Charlotte Stone Crabs last year.
A longtime US Air Force officer, Charles Polomsky served the past 2 years as chief of Air Base Wing Command 628 in Charleston, South Carolina. For the past 18 years, he has also piloted the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III for the Air Force. Charles Polomsky received a 2007 academic award for his performance in the C-17 Weapons Instructor Course.
Developed for the Air Force by McDonnell Douglas in advance of the company’s 1997 acquisition by Boeing, the C-17 builds on a military cargo aircraft history that began with the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and continued with the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. The Air Force has used the C-17 constantly since the first production model reached Joint Base Charleston in 1993.
Uniquely adept at transporting high numbers of troops, large amounts of supplies, and sizeable pieces of equipment, the C-17 can fly long distances with optimum stability even when heavily weighed down. This four-engine, T-tailed aircraft has a maximum payload capacity of 170,900 pounds and can airdrop more than 100 paratroopers with all necessary equipment.
