A Ghana air force delegation, led by Col. Mike Kwame Appiah-Agyekum, visited Ramstein AB, Germany, for a first-hand look at how the Air Force trains its enlisted personnel. During the three-day visit in late September, Appiah-Agyekum, GAF director of administration, toured the First Term Airmen Center, the Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and Airmen Leadership School, states a Sept. 29 Ramstein release. The GAF plans to open its own enlisted academy, modeled on the Air Force’s enlisted professional military education set-up, to educate Ghanaian airmen as well as those from air forces across sub-Sahara Africa, states the release. “If we don’t give our [enlisted airmen] quality, professional training, we’ll be left behind,” said Appiah-Agyekum. The new academy “will enhance our collaborative relationships in all of West Africa,” he said. This visit is one of the many partnership-building activities by US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa with African air arms. (Ramstein report by MSgt. Norris Agnew)
Army Building Up New Space Operations Branch
Oct. 15, 2026
The Army has long been dependent on space capabilities to navigate terrain, communicate in hard-to-reach areas, and identify and strike targets. Now, the service wants to deepen its space operations expertise and is making plans to expand its own cadre of operators in the coming years.