Afghan pilots, maintainers and instructor pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. came to Peterson AFB for several weeks in September for high-altitude training in the mountainous terrain.
Since the beginning of 2015, four Afghan pilots have been training with the 81st FS to receive a thorough knowledge and application of flying A-29B Super Tucanos, As well as the inner workings of U.S. Air Force fighter squadrons to use the same infrastructure as they stand up their own squadron when they get back to Afghanistan.
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