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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Manuel Chacon, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor, teaches a hands-on class on how to properly load a pallet during a mobile training team mission with the Peruvian Air Force at Callao Air Base in Lima, Perú. The MTT included three weeks of instruction at Callao and covered three general areas: an introduction to aerial logistics and logistical management mindset, hazardous material management, and cargo loading. (courtesy photo)

April 9, 2020

Knowledge is Power: Air advisors continue to build partnerships with Peruvian Air Force

A team of 14 members from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and leadership from the 621st Contingency Response Wing completed training February 18 through March 14 with the Peruvian Air Force, also known as FAP, at Callao Air Base in Lima, Perú.

Tech. Sgt. Darlene Byers, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor for the Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems, left, poses for a group photo with personnel from the National Air and Naval Service, or SENAN, at Nicanor Air Base, Panama. As an instructor, Byers provided critical training on the weather system at the height of Panama’s rainy season. (Courtesy Photo)

Aug. 16, 2019

571st MSAS provides aviation weather capability to Panama

Panama’s Darién Gap is a 10,000 square-mile remote region of mountains, swamps and rainforests, known for attracting explorers and adventurers alike. In July 2019, 11 air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron descended upon the Gap as part of a mobile training team with personnel from the National Air and Naval Service, or SENAN, at Nicanor Air Base, Panama.

Air Advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and partner nation students participate in a medical exercise using moulaged patients during a mobile training team mission in Belize. The 571st MSAS conducted a first-ever air, land and sea training mission with the Belize Air Wing, Belize Defence Force, and Belize Coast Guard from May 3 -18. (Courtesy photo)

June 4, 2019

USAF Conducts First Belize Air, Land, Sea Mobile Training Team Mission

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — The 571st MSAS mobile training team’s goal was to enact, change and build capabilities for each of the three Belizean forces, while building partner nation relationships. The team accomplished this by conducting various training courses, including an aircrew flying hour program, aircraft scheduling program, tactical first aid course, aircrew flight equipment program management course, hands-on radio course and an information technology principles course.

Air advisors from the 571 Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, and Guatemalan air force students practice loading a litter patient into the partner nation’s UH-1 aircraft during a mobile training mission at Aurora Air Base in Guatemala. The students are part of the first aeromedical evacuation unit in the Guatemalan air force. (Courtesy Photo)

May 6, 2019

Air Advisor mission leaves lasting impression with the Guatemalan armed forces

A team of 13 members from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron completed training from February 13 through April 11 with the Guatemalan air force at Aurora Air Base and Mariscal Zavala Army Base in Guatemala City.

Oct. 3, 2018

Air advisors begin new partnership with Paraguayan air force

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) completed a mobile training mission (MTT) with the Paraguayan air force (FAP) in Asuncion, Paraguay from Sept. 17-28, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., joined efforts with El Salvadorian Air Force as part of a joint endeavor to give back to the local community of San Martin, located in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sept. 6, 2018. During the event, Air Force personnel from both military units donated towels, blankets, pillow covers and personal hygiene kits. The event also consisted of a party with clowns, piñatas and free haircuts. (Courtesy Photo)

Sept. 21, 2018

U.S., Salvadorian Airmen donate supplies to ISNA

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron joined efforts with the Salvadorian Air Force as part of a joint endeavor to give back to the local community of San Martin, located in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sept. 6, 2018.

Sept. 6, 2018

US Air Force participates in Angel de los Andes Colombian led search and rescue exercise

RIONEGRO, Colombia (AFNS) — Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in “Angel de los Andes,” a Colombian led international search and rescue training exercise Sept. 3-14.

Air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron lead a discussion at Air Mobility Command’s terminal located in Callao Air Base, Lima, Peru. The visit provided an excellent opportunity for the students to see AMC’s best practices in action, which provided a tangible link to the leadership practices taught in the classroom. (courtesy photo)

Aug. 30, 2018

Air advisors deliver tailored leadership training

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) completed training with the Peruvian Air Force at Las Palmas and Callao Air Bases in Peru, from July 31 through Aug 22, 2018

Tech. Sgt. Andres Tovar, 824th Base Defense Squadron security forces, assesses and advises the Costa Rican air vigilance service on fundamentals of counter narcotic detection training, during a three-week building partnership capacity mission with the SVA, May 16 to June 9, 2018. The mobility training team's mission was to train and advise the SVA in aircraft interdiction, aircraft maintenance, base defense and dog handling as they continue to counter illicit drug trafficking throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Elizondo)

June 19, 2018

Air Advisors conduct first-ever BPC mission in Costa Rica

JUAN SANTAMARIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Costa Rica (AFNS) — The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently conducted their first-ever mission to the Central American country of Costa Rica. The nine member team, executed a three-week building partnership capacity mission with the air vigilance service, of SVA, from May 16 through June 9, 2018.

Air advisors from the 571st Air Mobility Advisory Squadron oversee students from the Dominican Republic Air Force as they practice weight and balance positions on a helicopter at the San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, May 3. The MSAS team trained members of the FARD on aircraft weight and balance, corrosion control, hazardous materials management and radio communications. They also conducted an assessment of vehicle maintenance and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Flitcroft)

May 29, 2018

571st MSAS builds partnership capacity in the Dominican Republic

The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) completed training with the Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD) near Santo Domingo from April 18 through May 5, 2018.