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.
Back from a Thanksgiving week recess, the push to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act hit another snag Nov. 29, as the Senate voted against ending debate on its version of the bill. At the same time, Congress is staring down a Dec. 3 expiration date for its continuing…