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To enable the public get better understanding of its operations, the Ghana Air Force, a branch of the Ghana Armed Forces, has launched a magazine called “the Airman”.
The 83-paged magazine contains feature articles on the history of the Air Force, its roles, functions, structure and activities.
In addition, it also captures goodwill messages from Service Chief Commanders, the Military, past Chiefs of Air Staff from 1959-2016, historical development of Aviation in the Gold Coast, the role of the Air Force in peacekeeping, and women with wings amongst others.
Dr Vladmir Antwi-Danso, the Director of Academic Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College who reviewed the magazine, in a statement, noted that the servicemen and civilians who wish to conduct research into the activities of the Ghana Air force can rely on the magazine for information.
“This magazine which adds to the other magazines will serve as a medium of telling the past, present and future occurrence of the Ghana Air Force”
He therefore congratulated the Air Force for producing a wonderfully rich magazine, and invited the academia to contribute articles in the subsequent editions to widen its readership.
The chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Mantsebi Tei Nagai, addressing the gathering said ‘The Airman’ magazine was conceived by past Chiefs of Air Staff, after they had realized that the Army and the Navy had produced ‘The Soldier’ and ‘The Sailor’ magazines respectively.
He urged corporate bodies to submit articles and useful information for publication in the subsequent editions.
By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey