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May 8, 2022
Air advisors engage Peruvian Air Force, rekindle training mission

Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron engaged with Peruvian Air Force members to train their fixed-wing unit. The mission demonstrates PERAF’s interoperability with the U.S. Air Force in future exercises and real-world operations.
May 18, 2020
Inter-American Air Forces Academy adapts during COVID-19 via distance learning

In March, when the nation started shelter-in-place orders due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, which forges an international friendship and security cooperation through education and training, coordinated for all of their international students
Nov. 13, 2019
South American Air Chiefs, Senior Enlisted Leader Conference builds partnerships

This year’s conference aimed to build cooperation as a strategy towards progress. The conference provided a venue for partner nations and the U.S. to build personal relationships between the air forces as a foundation for future endeavors while discussing capabilities and issues of each nation’s air
Oct. 28, 2018
Airman leaves Dominican Republic to pursue the American dream

Growing up in Consuelo, a small town in the Dominican Republic, an Airman from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron was torn between staying behind to help support his seven siblings or leaving to pursue the American dream.
Sept. 20, 2018
Angel de los Andes exercise unites US Air Force, South American partners

Ninety-five U.S. Air Force Airmen trained with 11 partner nation air forces, tallying more than 400 participants, in the Colombian-led multinational search and rescue exercise “Angel de los Andes” Sept. 3-14.
Jan. 8, 2015
AF maintenance team works with Chileans to build a more secure tomorrow

Airmen from the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) recently spent four weeks training members of the Chilean air force, while participating in the U.S. Southern Command’s priority of building partner capacity through sustained engagement.
Aug. 13, 2014
Airmen, F-16s arrive in Colombia for bilateral engagement

Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard landed in Rionegro, Colombia, near the city of Medellin to participate in a bilateral engagement with their Colombian counterparts.
April 11, 2014
Exchange officer learns to use heart, mind to win friendships abroad

When then-Capt. Paul Morris stepped off the aircraft in Lima, Peru, to report for his first assignment as a foreign exchange officer, he faced three years away from family and friends in an unfamiliar country. Ahead lay uncertainty, accompanied by the tempting sense of adventure and intrigue of the

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