Moroccan Deputy Inspector makes first visit to Spangdahlem

SPANGDAHLEM, RP, GERMANY

03.28.2018

Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber 

52nd Fighter Wing

Recently the deputy inspector of the Royal Moroccan Air Force, along with key members of the RMAF, made their first visit to the 52nd Fighter Wing.

Maj. Gen. Hassan Fakri, RMAF deputy inspector, and senior leaders met with commanders from the 52nd Maintenance and Operations Groups and the 480th Fighter Squadron to discuss key variables that make the flying mission successful.

Morocco is the only country in the Air Forces Africa command area of responsibility to operate and fly F-16 aircraft, according to Maj. Michael Lebrun, AFAFRICA regional desk officer. In order to better assist the U.S. in deployment environments, the RMAF learned best practices from maintenance Airmen and pilots on operating an F-16 flying mission.

“For a long time the Royal Moroccan Air Force has wanted to engage with U.S. F-16 aircrews,” Lebrun said. “Visits like this are always good to have between partner nations because they serve to reinforce our bilateral relationship. They identify future security cooperation priorities and introduce the opportunity to reiterate the importance of the AFAFRICA-RMAF relationship, and allow AFAFRICA to reemphasize support for Morocco's air mission and continued leadership on the African continent.”

• Date Taken: 03.28.2018
• Date Posted: 04.05.2018 05:23
• Story ID: 271821
• Location: SPANGDAHLEM, RP, DE