Behind the walls of Lackland Air Force Base exists an installation exclusive to San Antonio, called their Inter-American Air Forces Academy.
– Here in San Antonio, or Military City, USA, there is a lot that takes place that perhaps many are not privy to. Our men and women in uniform are making major contributions to the world, in more ways than one.
“IAAFA offers one of the most unique missions in the United States Air Force arsenal, and that is, we provide instruction to our partner nations in Latin America, across 32 different courses, all in Spanish,” said Jose Jimenez, commandant, IAAFA. “We need partners, and we need them more than ever next to our borders. So, Latin America serves as a very critical strategic point where we need to make friendships, influence partnerships and of course, build such capacity that when needed, we can all operate in the same event -- whether it’s a hurricane or any other crises; we can help each other out,” Jimenez said.
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