Under the tutelage of airmen of the 438th Expeditionary Advisory Group, Afghans in a forward observer class completed all of their objectives at the range, March 16, just prior to their graduation, according to Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, commanding general of the Combined Airpower Transition Force in Kabul. “They met their goal for the exercise which consisted of more convoy escort scenarios than before involving hostile acts with friendlies in vicinity, and determining hostile intent,” he wrote March 17. The Afghans used the same equipment as US forward observers and they learned the same material as their American counterparts, according to Boera. This class is just one of many efforts underway by CAPTF to train the Afghan National Army Air Corps to be an independent and capable fighting force. (Kabul report) (For more on CAPTF, read An Impressive Operation.)
Alaskan Commands Gird for Threats
Aug. 9, 2022
Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm wears many hats as the commander of U.S. Northern Command's Alaskan Command, of 11th Air Force, and of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Alaskan Region. Krumm, who is set to retire, has served as the senior military leader in Alaska since April 2020. In a July interview, Krumm…