BASE COMMANDER’S PROFILE
Air Commodore Kwabena Kissiedu Manukure Atiemo
Air Commodore KKM Atiemo was born on 7 May 1974 in Kumasi. He spent his childhood years in Nairobi, Kenya where he attended Rusinga School and completed his Ordinary Level International General Certificate in 1991. He also attended University of Eastern Africa in Baraton, Western Kenya, completing in 1996, with a Bachelor of Science in Automotive Technology.
He was enlisted into the Ghana Armed Forces in October 1997 and commissioned into the Ghana Air Force, Air Branch on 1 October 1999 as part of Regular Career Course 39.
Air Commodore Atiemo has a Commercial Pilots License with Instrument Rating in Multi-Engine Aircraft. He is an experienced pilot of the No.4 Strike and Recce Wing at the Air Force Base, Accra.
Air Commodore Atiemo has successfully completed all military courses commensurate to his rank and has two Masters Degrees; one in Military Operational Arts and Science and the second in Strategic Studies.
Over the years, he has held a variety of command and staff appointments in both acting and substantive capacities. Notable among these are:
- Assistant Director Air Operations, Air Force Headquarters from May 2005 - April 2006.
- Officer Commanding Number 4 Squadron, Air Force Base Accra from August 2014 - January 2015.
- Directing Staff at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and Rwanda Defence Forces Command and Staff College from January 2015 to June 2020.
- Officer Commanding Flying Wing, Air Force Base Takoradi from June 2020 - May 2023.
He also served the African Union in Mogadishu, Somalia. There, he held a number of appointments at the Force Headquarters in the then African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) now African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, including Staff Officer Grade 2 Air Plans, and Chief Support Planning and Tasking Unit, AU/UN Joint Support Operations Centre.
Before his current appointment as Base Commander, he briefly served as the Deputy Chief Staff Officer Operations and Training at the Air Force Headquarters.
He is married and blessed with 3 children. In spite of his heavy schedule, Air Commodore Atiemo finds time to passionately teach and impart practical knowledge. He also likes reading, listening to music, flying, playing soccer, basketball, badminton and cycling.
