Rescue airmen from the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., recently completed a weeklong visit to Palanquero AB, Colombia, to share their knowledge with Colombian air force C-130 crews. This visit is one of US Southern Command’s partnership-capacity-building initiatives. During the visit, the Moody airmen observed and advised the Colombians on how to be more effective in their rescue operations, including in their country’s rough terrains, and other activities such as air drops and personnel infiltration and exfiltration. Although the USAF airmen were invited to advise the Colombians, the information exchange went both ways. “In the US Air Force, we seem to get typecast into certain roles where they don’t have those restrictions here. They have more flexibility on learning new tactics and procedures,” said Lt. Col. Peter Dominicis, 347th Operations Support Squadron director of operations. (Palanquero report by SSgt. Andrea Thacker)
A-10s Headed to CENTCOM to Bolster Air Force Presence
March 23, 2023
As the Air Force’s broader focus shifts to the Pacific and Europe, the U.S. military will rely on aging close air support aircraft to meet the needs of its forces in the Middle East. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs will deploy to the region in April, a U.S. official told Air &…