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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Development of Air Power in Afghanistan

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael R. Boera, commander of the Combined Air Power Transition Force. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

We recently held  a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable on Thursday, June 10, with Brig. Gen. Michael R. Boera, commander of the Combined Air Power Transition Force, the organization charged with developing military and police air power for Afghanistan.

Brig. Gen. Boera has recently returned from a trip to the United States with Gen. Mohammad Dawran, the commander of the Afghan National Army Air Corps. While traveling together,  Boera and Dawran visited groups of students and military leaders, presenting the message about recent advances in their effort to build a professional, independent, and capable “air force” able to meet Afghanistan’s security needs for today and in the future.

Boera  discussed the outcomes of this trip and other questions related to the development of air power in Afghanistan.

Listen to the interview.

Read the transcript.

Read the Defense.gov story: “Transition Force Creates Air Power in Afghanistan”

Joining us on the call were: Michael Sirak, AFA.org; Chuck Simmins, America’s North Shore Journal; Air Force Public Affairs Agency; Sharon Weinberger, AOL News; Sandra Erwin, National Defense Magazine; and Caitlin Harrington, Janes.com.

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