It will also bring a sense of normality and understanding to the idea of having an accountable military, as part and parcel of a stable democracy.”
Afghan Air Force chief Major General Abdullah Harbi inspected AAF personnel on parade on the flight line, and said: “This event will give the children and their parents, the local elders and those in education an understanding of the AAF and will encourage the older children to think about the a career in the military.”
Senior US Air Force Commander at Kandahar air base, Brigadier General Thomas Deale of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, said: “For the children it gives them something to look forward to, a goal, and perhaps many of them will aspire to join the air force as they reach the age of service.
“The AAF has just started its own pilot training scheme and they go through
www.raf-ff.org.uk
the same basic airmanship as many nations’ pilots before going onto advanced training in either helicopters or fixed wing aircraft. “From where the AAF started it has made incredible advances and they are now flying air training and air support missions”.
The day was rounded off with a meal provided by local chefs comprising rice, meatballs, chicken, flat breads, sweet cakes and fruit. The meal was shared by Afghan, UK and USA air force personnel, local elders and the children.
To follow the RAF in Afghanistan and the Middle East go to:
www.raf.mod.uk/83eag www.youtube.com/ user/royalairforce or
www.facebook.com/ royalairforce
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