The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe has been inducted into the International Honor Roll (IHR) of the US Air University at the Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama on Friday 19 April 2024.

International Honour Roll is a prestigious tribute to international Officer and Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Alumni of the Air University who have attained the highest military or other prominent positions in either a military or civilian capacity.

AVM Bekoe is an alumnus of the US Air Force Air University, Alabama where he obtained a Diploma in Operational Art and Science at the Air Command and Staff College from 2003 to 2004. He later attended the Air War College from 27 May 2014 to 26 May 2015 graduating with Masters in Strategic Studies.

During the ceremony which was held for 22 other inductees, the CAS was presented with a certificate and a customised plaque. Additionally, his name was also inscribed on the honour wall of the University in recognition of his achievements as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force.

BACKGROUND TO IHR

IHR was an initiative of the Vice Chief of Staff of the USAF, General John L. Piotrowski, in 1985, and was designed by the International Officer School to facilitate senior-leader military engagement with international partners and build upon global alliances. IHR was dedicated in February 1988 by the Secretary of the Air Force, Edward "Pete" C. Aldridge Jr.

 Any qualified international alumni who had ever attended select Air University courses since the first allied officer students in 1946 were inducted.  Every inductee's name and their highest position held is permanently inscribed on a plaque in the dedicated IHR room, located at the International Officer School and similarly at the Maxwell Club

ABOUT AIR UNIVERSITY

AU Vision:  The intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air and Space Forces.

AU Mission:  Access, train, educate and develop Air and Space warfighters in support of the National Defense Strategy.

 Air University (AU), headquartered at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, is a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and is the lead agent for Air Force education. AU provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, encompassing pre-commissioning programs for new Officers; graduate programs in specialized military disciplines; progressive, career-long professional military development for officer, enlisted, and civilian Airmen; and specialized programs for US cabinet appointees, senior executive service (SES) civilians, and general Officers.