"The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond"
Air Force will shut down program that trains foreign pilots
"By the end of this year, Task & Purpose has learned
, the Air Force is slated to shut down three units that specialize in Train, Advise and Assist (TAA) and Combat Air Advisor (CAA) missions: the
81st Fighter Squadron out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and the
6th Special Operations Squadron and
711th Special Operations Squadron, both at Duke Airfield, Florida. These units provide formal training to friendly foreign states' militaries through hands-on assistance, total immersion, and institutional expertise in the use of unique and tailored airpower, including light attack, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISR), and air mobility, particularly for austere operational locales.