AIR NATIONAL GUARD MONTANA - UNITED STATES CONDUCTS AN AIRFIELD OPERATIONS, LOGISTICS AND EQUIPMENT FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING
5:51pm on Friday 16th September 2022
The 120th Airlift Wing of Air National Guard, Great Fall, Montana USA conducted a Mobile Training Team (MTT) event from 08 to 12 September 2022 with a participation of 06 Officers and 09 Airmen of SLAF representing different fields of involvement in airfield ground operations.
The course was conducted as a part of the USA and Sri Lanka State Partnership Programme and the five-day programme covered pallet build-up and cargo loading, weight and balance calculations, refuelling and defueling and handling of special ground equipment of C-130 aircraft. Alongside the theoretical knowledge, hands on experience were shared amplifying the significance of the programme.
In addition to the above, numerous military-to-military engagements were undertaken during last few years between Air National Guard Montana and SLAF through the State Partnership Programme to support defence security objectives of the country.
The course was conducted as a part of the USA and Sri Lanka State Partnership Programme and the five-day programme covered pallet build-up and cargo loading, weight and balance calculations, refuelling and defueling and handling of special ground equipment of C-130 aircraft. Alongside the theoretical knowledge, hands on experience were shared amplifying the significance of the programme.
In addition to the above, numerous military-to-military engagements were undertaken during last few years between Air National Guard Montana and SLAF through the State Partnership Programme to support defence security objectives of the country.
