Senior PAF Technicians Visit USAF Raptor Base & Facilities

[Windjammer]

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Can't wait for the YouTube videos on this one...amirite?

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Recent or old???

 

[Flash_Ninja]

I see Qatar and UAE in there too, who are the other guys?

 

[Windjammer]

I see Qatar and UAE in there too, who are the other guys?

Obviously USAF Personal.

 

[Raider 21]

That's with the new Raptor demo pilot Cabo

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Obviously USAF Personal.

Really??

I meant the non-US ones. 1 of them is Kuwait, who are the 4 guys on the right Saudi? Is that blue camo in the bottom right I thought they stopped using that.

 

[Raider 21]

Really??

I meant the non-US ones. 1 of them is Kuwait, who are the 4 guys on the right Saudi? Is that blue camo in the bottom right I thought they stopped using that.

Some are from Qatar on the left. Blue camo on the extreme right, she's US Navy.

 

[maverick1977]

I am surprised that pakistani Techs got demo on F22 Raptor... was it at Tyndall AFB ?

 

[Shah_Deu]

Awesome!

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Some are from Qatar on the left. Blue camo on the extreme right, she's US Navy.

They discontinued the blue camo a while ago

The new type 3 looks like this:

 

[Syed1.]

Haqeeqat TV will claim USAF is begging Pakistan to buy some F-22 Raptors

 

[Windjammer]

They discontinued the blue camo a while ago

The new type 3 looks like this:

RAAF.

Royal Australian Air Force Warrant Officer Fiona Grasby speaks with U.S. airmen during a Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference base tour

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Haqeeqat TV will claim USAF is begging Pakistan to buy some F-22 Raptors

No US is giving them for free.

 

[Windjammer]

AFCENT hosts first Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference
By Staff Sgt. Ashley Maldonado, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published January 27, 2020

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Members of the Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference stand for a group photo in front of an F-22 Raptor, Jan. 7, 2020, at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina. The senior enlisted leaders in attendance are from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The conference, lasting from Jan. 6 – 9, consisted of participants describing the enlisted force structure of each country’s air force, a tour of Shaw AFB, and discussions of how to strengthen and develop the leadership of the noncommissioned officers in their respective service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Maldonado)

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Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. --
For the very first time, the most senior enlisted leaders from 10 allied country’s Air Forces gathered in Sumter, South Carolina, to participate in a Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, command chief of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Jan. 6 – 9, 2020.

Throughout the four days, the conference members described the enlisted force structure of each country’s Air Force through international Air Force briefings, toured Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., discussed how to strengthen the noncommissioned officers in their respective service.

Drinkard said this was the first time AFCENT brought together coalition and partner nation air component senior enlisted leaders from across the U.S. Central Command theater of operations.

“It was an opportunity to build relationships and professional networks in order to exchange experiences and opportunities to enhance the performance of our enlisted forces,” said Chief Warrant Officer Saif Aldammin of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

The senior enlisted leaders who attended the conference hail from Australia, Canada, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

“[The goal of the SELC was] to collaborate and strengthen relationships among senior enlisted leaders who are responsible for advising regional Air Chiefs and integrating regional airpower,” Drinkard said. “Senior enlisted leaders are fundamental to airpower interoperability and integration as we collectively strive to achieve enduring stability and deterrence within the region.”

Aldammin said the importance of the conference is to enhance the noncommissioned officers leadership roles, especially for areas where many coalitions and partnerships for peace and stability for the region.

“By partnering with Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, we were able to bring together the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force equivalents from 10 Nations,” Drinkard said. “We came together and shared strategies related to human capital management, recruitment, training and readiness. One thing is certain, we all fully understand the fundamental competitive advantage we have over our common adversaries is a professional and empowered noncommissioned officer corps.”

Aldammin said the main thing he took away from the conference was many more networks and relationships, which he considers the most important assets he can ever have. However, learning from and about other participant nations is also important in the matter of extending and building relationships.

“Under the common threats we are facing, the joint work and collaboration is the best way to defeat any potential enemy with costs and highest performance,” Aldammin said. “We are better together; we are stronger together.”