Upcoming FPC Briefings
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CANCELLED!
WHEN: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
BRIEFER: Brigadier General Walter Givhan, Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
TOPIC: "Afghanistan National Army Air Corps Update"
WHERE: 800 National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW
RSVP: To RSVP for this event please contact Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov or 202-258-4058. RSVP is not required to attend, but a videoconference will not be held unless sufficient media RSVP.
BACKGROUND:
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan will update foreign media on the status of U.S. and NATO-allied efforts to develop, train, and mentor the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC). Headquartered in Kabul, the ANAAC is one of the fastest-growing components of the Afghan National Security Forces. The Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) along with Afghan pilots and ground support Airmen work together to build a capable and sustainable air force for Afghanistan.
The Air Corps is an indispensable form of military power in this counterinsurgency because of vast distances, forbidding terrain, and lack of roads / railroads. Air is the fastest and most effective form of mobility on the battlefield, and is in high demand by Afghan commanders.
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan is Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan. He leads a joint organization to develop, train and mentor the Afghan National Army Air Corps.
The Afghan National Army provides trained and ready airmen and aircraft to support the government of Afghanistan. The general conducts strategic level coordination with U.S. Central Command and the Afghan ministries of Defense, Interior and Transportation to develop airlift, attack, command and control, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Afghan Air Corps.
Foreign Media Only, Please
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CANCELLED!
WHEN: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
BRIEFER: Brigadier General Walter Givhan, Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
TOPIC: "Afghanistan National Army Air Corps Update"
WHERE: 800 National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW
RSVP: To RSVP for this event please contact Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov or 202-258-4058. RSVP is not required to attend, but a videoconference will not be held unless sufficient media RSVP.
BACKGROUND:
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan will update foreign media on the status of U.S. and NATO-allied efforts to develop, train, and mentor the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC). Headquartered in Kabul, the ANAAC is one of the fastest-growing components of the Afghan National Security Forces. The Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) along with Afghan pilots and ground support Airmen work together to build a capable and sustainable air force for Afghanistan.
The Air Corps is an indispensable form of military power in this counterinsurgency because of vast distances, forbidding terrain, and lack of roads / railroads. Air is the fastest and most effective form of mobility on the battlefield, and is in high demand by Afghan commanders.
Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan is Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan. He leads a joint organization to develop, train and mentor the Afghan National Army Air Corps.
The Afghan National Army provides trained and ready airmen and aircraft to support the government of Afghanistan. The general conducts strategic level coordination with U.S. Central Command and the Afghan ministries of Defense, Interior and Transportation to develop airlift, attack, command and control, and reconnaissance capabilities of the Afghan Air Corps.
Foreign Media Only, Please
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