International air attaches visit Tyndall Published April 1, 2013 By Staff Sgt. Kirsten Wicker 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- More than 30 International air attaches from 29 countries visited Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., from their embassies in Washington, D.C., March 29 as part of a tour program held twice per year. The attaches were made up of foreign military officers accredited to the U.S. Air Force. "We were honored to have the International air attaches visit Tyndall as part of their tour program," said Col. Mark O'Laughlin, 325th Fighter Wing vice commander. "It was an opportunity to show off Tyndall's world-class people and assets to our allies, forging relationships for future cooperation." According to tour organizers from offices in Washington D.C., the Attache Short Tour is designed to provide diplomatically accredited attaches with a distinguished visitor's view of military, industrial, cultural, and social aspects of the United States. Additionally, this short tour is a way for the Air Force to facilitate the development of cordial relations amongst international attaches. Attaches represented various countries including Australia, Japan, India, Russia, Thailand and the Netherlands, said 325th FW Chief of Protocol, Sandy Fagg. This year's tour theme concerned emerging technology, re-modernization and training the future force through integration and innovation. The attaches were accompanied by the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc and eight additional U.S. Air Force representatives. Attaches saw an F-22 Raptor, toured the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, Silver Flag, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group and Tyndall's NCO beach. This was the tour's first visit to Tyndall in nearly 10 years.