Uzbekistan airmen eye CAFB

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Six Uzbekistan military personnel came to Columbus AFB for a first-hand view of American air force pilot training; and because Mississippi is the National Guard partner-state for Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is currently going to an all-volunteer force and “trying to figure out” how best to model their air force, said Capt. Franklin Baker, 14th Operations Group International Military Student Officer. They came to CAFB March 3-5 to see how the U.S. Air Force trains pilots, including Radar Approach Control, aerospace physiology and the aviation squadrons. They will also visit the Air National Guard base in Jackson. (Source: Columbus AFB 03/06/15)