Keywords: african air forces africanairforces african partnership flight africanpartnershipflight africom tour visit conference army aviation support facility armyaviationsupportfacility aasf uh-60a black hawk uh60ablackhawk black hawk blackhawk uh-60a uh60a uh-60 uh60 helicopter helicopters 1-150th assault helicopter battalion 1150thassaulthelicopterbattalion 1-150 ahb 1150ahb new jersey army national guard newjerseyarmynationalguard njarng new jersey national guard newjerseynationalguard njng army national guard armynationalguard arng soldier soldiers aviator aviators crew chief crewchief national guard nationalguard ng u.s. air forces in europe usairforcesineurope usafe u.s. air forces africa usairforcesafrica usafa maintenance logistics knowledge procedures regional military to military events regionalmilitarytomilitaryevents aviation capacity aviationcapacity enhance regional cooperation enhanceregionalcooperation cooperation increase interoperability increaseinteroperability interoperability africa angola burkina faso burkinafaso ghana mali niger nigeria senegal tunisia military united states air force unitedstatesairforce usaf air force airforce af joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst jointbasemcguiredixlakehurst jbmdl n.j. nj new jersey newjersey aug. 31 2015 aug312015 photo by master sgt. mark c. olsen photobymastersgtmarkcolsen u.s. us Maj. Ryan Smith, UH-60A Black Hawk pilot, addresses visiting African air force members touring the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility during an AFRICOM conference at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 31, 2015. The African Partnership Flight visit to the Facility is part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa program, which includes military representatives from Angola, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia that emphasized increased maintenance and logistics knowledge and procedures. The program was created to conduct regional military to military events with African air forces to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation and increase interoperability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released) Maj. Ryan Smith, UH-60A Black Hawk pilot, addresses visiting African air force members touring the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility during an AFRICOM conference at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 31, 2015. The African Partnership Flight visit to the Facility is part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa program, which includes military representatives from Angola, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia that emphasized increased maintenance and logistics knowledge and procedures. The program was created to conduct regional military to military events with African air forces to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation and increase interoperability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released) |