Many of you may already have been involved with our partners in Africa, in various military to military activities, such as ‘Safe Skies for Africa’ and you know about the need for assistance in the development of professional militaries,” Ward said.(..)
The new air component of Africom will be responsible for every increasing levels of air domain safety and security on the continent as well as meeting mobility requirements with the command and for Africom partners. Search and rescue is also part of its work.