Dhaka, May 20:- Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, ndu, psc is in United States of America on an official visit. As part of the visit, Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force called on Chief of US Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Director of Defence Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) Ms. Heidi Grant and Principal Director of Office of Secretary of Defence for Policy for South Asia in Pentagon on 19 May 2021.
During call on, they exchanged views on bilateral issues of mutual interests. Previously, he also discussed on various issues related to UN peacekeeping missions of Bangladesh Air Force with Military Advisor Lieutenant General Carlos Humberto Loitey of UN Headquaters on 18 May 2021. They exchanged views on various important issues including the use of Biman Bangladesh Airlines for rotation and increasing facilities of BAF peacekeepers in UN peacekeeping missions.
Besides, as part of the visit Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force visited the manufacturing plant of F-16 fighter aircraft and paid tribute to the memorial of the victims of 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon.