The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 07/29/2010 12:55 PM
Air
Force chief of staff Vice Marshall Imam Sufaat expressed his intention to send
more Air Force officers to study in the United States.
“Because
the human resources development is vital for us,” Imam said after leading a
ceremony to commemorate the Air Force's 63rd anniversary in Yogjakarta.
Imam
explained there were five Air Force officers who were still studying in the US.
“The larger the number, the better,” Imam said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com
news portal. “I just returned from there yesterday,” he added.
He
explained that the relations between the two countries' Air Forces was good.
“It can be seen from the frequent visits of officials and our participation in
various joint exercises,” he said.
Imam
also disclosed that the US has help the maintenance of several planes belonging
to the Indonesian Air Force. “Now one of our Hercules plane is in the US for a
free-of-charge maintenance service,” he added.
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