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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Developing Air Power in Afghanistan

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael R. Boera. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, commander of the Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF), on Friday July 16.

Brig. Gen. Boera discussed the aid being offered by NATO partners and the development of air power in Afghanistan.

CAPTF is the organization charged with developing military and police air power for Afghanistan. CAPTF continues to request additional mentors from NATO partners and other nations using the Combined Joint Statement of Requirements process. These partners increase the NATO footprint in Afghanistan and for CAPTF in Mi-17, Mi-35, and C-27 aircrew mentorship and in the Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, which means “Big Air School“. Several countries’ advisors, including Hungary and the Czech Republic, help bridge the training gap from an old school to new school of thought.

Listen to the interview.

Read the transcript.

Read the Defense.gov story: “Language Lab Helps Afghan Air Force Take Off”

Joining us on the call were Dan Kissinger, Military Avenue; Chuck Simmins, America’s North Shore Journal; Sandra Erwin, National Defense Magazine; Greg Grant, NextGov; Szocs Laszlo, Nepszabadsag Online; and Tanya Montgomery, Air Force Public Affairs Agency.

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