The first African Partnership Flight in Kenya kicked off June 21, with US airmen teaching counterparts from Kenya and Uganda about personnel recovery. More than 50 airmen from US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and the Massachusetts Air National Guard will spend 10 days teaching Kenyan and Ugandan troops in classrooms and hands-on training focused on personnel recovery, command and control, survival and evasion, and tactical combat casualty care, according to a USAFE-AFAFRICA release. The training will end with a two-day, Kenyan led personnel recovery exercise called Linda Rhino.
Top Lawmakers Want 15 Percent Pay Raise for Enlisted Troops
April 19, 2024
A new law introduced by Congress would raise the pay rate 15 percent for junior enlisted troops and seek improvements on a range of quality of life issues, such as pay and compensation, child care, housing, health care access, and military spouse employment.