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United States delivers C-130 aircraft to Tunisian Air Force
November 18, 2024 (by
Asif Shamim) -
The U.S. government celebrated the delivery of one C-130H2 Hercules aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force in a ceremony at Sidi Ahmed Air Base in Bizerte.
High-ranking officials from both Tunisia and the United States attended the event, including Tunisian Minister of National Defense Khaled Sehili, U.S. Ambassador Joey Hood, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Air Force General Mohammed Hajem, and Lieutenant General Jason Hinds, the Deputy Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa.
The delivery of this aircraft, valued at 36 million Tunisian dinars ($12 million), continues the U.S. government's commitment to expanding the Tunisian Air Force's air transport capabilities. This aircraft will increase the Tunisian Air Force's C-130 fleet.
Ambassador Hood noted "This delivery is part of the U.S.-Tunisian joint strategy to increase the Tunisian Ministry of Defense and the Tunisian Air Force's ability to provide peace and security in the region and globally. Enhanced Tunisian air transportation capabilities advance our shared interest in peace operations. We look forward to more opportunities to collaborate in the future."
Tunisian Minister of National Defense Khaled Sehili and U.S. Ambassador Joey Hood, pose with members of the U.S. and Tunisian Air Forces for a group photo in front of a C-130 Hercules on November 18, 2024, as part of a ceremony for the transfer of a C-130H transport aircraft from the USAF to the Tunisian Air Force. [Courtesy photo]
The delivery of this aircraft, valued at 36 million Tunisian dinars ($12 million), continues the U.S. government's commitment to expanding the Tunisian Air Force's air transport capabilities. This aircraft will increase the Tunisian Air Force's C-130 fleet.
Ambassador Hood noted "This delivery is part of the U.S.-Tunisian joint strategy to increase the Tunisian Ministry of Defense and the Tunisian Air Force's ability to provide peace and security in the region and globally. Enhanced Tunisian air transportation capabilities advance our shared interest in peace operations. We look forward to more opportunities to collaborate in the future."
Courtesy of U.S. Embassy in Tunisia
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Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds (left), Deputy Commander of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hajem (right), Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Air Force, commemorate the transfer of a C-130H transport aircraft from the USAF to the Tunisian Air Force in Tunis, Tunisia, November. 18, 2024. [Courtesy photo]