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Hello , I am Andrew Popola , the 

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director of the Permanent Secretariat 

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of the Association of African Air 

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Forces at US Air Forces Africa . This 

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week , the UAEF Africa commander , 

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General James Hecker and his senior 

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enlisted leader , Chief Randall 

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Kuikowski will depart for the 14th 

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African Air Chiefs symposium hosted in 

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Lusaka , Zambia . The African Air 

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Chiefs symposium brings together 

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African Air Forces to discuss common 

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solutions to enduring challenges , 

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humanitarian crises and disasters , the 

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promotion of gender perspectives in 

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military decision making and enlisted 

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force development are some of the 

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topics to be discussed at this year's 

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symposium . The annual event is hosted 

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by the Association of African Air 

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Forces , an African led US enabled 

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organization . The mission of the 

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association is to foster and strengthen 

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the bonds of friendship , cooperation , 

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and mutual support among 29 African 

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member nations and the United States 

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Air Force . During this year's 

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symposium , African and US Air Force 

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leaders will conduct a tabletop 

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exercise focused on a humanitarian 

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assistance and disaster relief scenario . 

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This TTX is the means by which the 

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association will operationalize to 

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enable the first ever continent-wide 

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hatter flying exercise in 2026 . 

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Senior enlisted representatives from 

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various African Air Forces will also 

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meet to discuss the development of 

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guidelines to help shape their enlisted 

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corps into a more interoperable and 

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interchangeable force across the 

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continent . In addition , a women peace 

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and security forum will be held during 

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the symposium to address common 

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challenges faced by vulnerable 

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populations during Hatter operations . 

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We look forward to the progress of the 

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African Air Chiefs symposium to build 

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strength through cooperation .