Foreign militaries don’t just visit USAF units to learn about the combat strike or mobility forces. They even want to see how US airmen manage the stores of parts and equipment needed to keep the combat elements flying. Five members of the Botswana Defense Force recently took in an eyeful at Ramstein AB, Germany, where they reviewed the operation of the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Maj. Pako Plattjie, with the BDF crew, said, “We are trying to model procedures with the best.”
A recent seven-day exercise sent Air Force F-22s—along with other USAF aircraft—to austere, challenging environments across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Agile Reaper, taking place for the second time after its inaugural edition last year, featured 800 Airmen and 29 aircraft across five different locations from April 10-16, training…