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US Pacific Air Force Commander visits the Philippines

Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jf. US Pacific Air Force Commander visits the Philippines
May 15-17, 2019

The commander of the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., traveled to the Philippines from May 15 to 17 to meet with senior officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

This was Gen. Brown’s visit was his first to the Philippines since taking command of PACAF, the air component command of the Indo-Pacific Command. The visit reinforces the US Air Force’s commitment to its bilateral relationship with the Philippine Air Force.

During his visit to Manila, Ages Aviation Center, Inc. provided full ground handling service to the General’s C-37. The U.S. Air Force C-37 is based upon the high-altitude, intercontinental Gulfstream V aircraft, capable of cruise operations from 41,000 to 51,000 feet.