Originally posted by DeV
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which is partnership.
the DF mission to Mali will tell the DF about cultural and operational compatability with UK forces, it will tell the DF about the comparative effectiveness of different uniforms (HINT!) etc.. but if the AC wanted to learn about deployed helicopter operations, or AH or medium lift, them it would have to embed AC people at half a dozen levels within, for example, the UK JHF for several years or even several consecutive tours.
some things would require much deeper levels of partnership - does it, for example, make sense for the AC to run its own rotary, single and ME training streams for what is a tiny number of students? wouldn't it make much greater sense to send AC flying students to the UK (or France, or Canada, or Angola..) and just put them through their established pipeline while also sending experienced Irish aircrew to be instructors within that pipeline?
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