US Relocates Hangar To Ghana

By Stephen Kwabena Effah
Saturday, 28 October 2006 (Page 4)

The US Ambassador to Ghana, Pamela Bridgewater, on Thursday inaugurated a hangar at the Air force Base at Burma Camp for the mission’s aircraft, which was relocated from Cote d’Voire to Ghana in 2004, following the political unrest in that country.

The aircraft, popularly known as Cobra Zero one, provides regional support for the Us mission in 27 US embassies in west and central Africa.

Ms Bridgewater commended the Ghana Air Force for assistance and support it provided the US Defense Attache’ in Ghana.

She indicated that the aircraft is an invaluable resource to the US embassy in Ghana and the other 26 embassies in west and central Africa that it supports.

The completion of the hangar, she said, would besides providing shelter for the aircraft also offer its maintenance team clean and conducive environment to perform regardless of the weather.

Ms Bridgewater expressed the embassy’s appreciation to the Ghana Air Force for providing the space for the aircraft and maintaining it until now.

Air Vice-marshal Joseph Boateng, Ghana Chief of Air staff, said the GAF appreciates the support by the C-12 team since their arrival in the country and noted that, cooperation between the team and the GAF had been very fruitful.

He said the GAF enjoyed the teams training programme, among other things, and expressed the hope that the cooperation would be maintained further for the benefit of all.