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Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass take a group photo with international partners Lt. Col. Mark Abrahams, United Kingdom Defense and Security Exports, Lt. Gen. Jose Gerardo Vega Rivera, Mexican Air Force; Lt. Col. Dana Sliwinski, Canadian Air Force; Lt. Col. Erik Kos, Netherlands North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Support Enabling Command; Lt. Gen. Alberto Biavati, Italian Air Force; and Air Commodore David Strong, Royal Australian Air Force, during the Airlift/Tanker Symposium, in Denver, Colo., Oct. 29, 2022. Additionally, representatives Lt. Col. Ianculescu Florin and Capt. Gabriel Andrei Alexandru, both from the Romanian Air Force, attended the A/TA Symposium. This year’s symposium brought together 1,600 Air Force senior leaders, industry partners, media, partner nations representatives, and Airmen with mobility equities, to include Airmen from Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force Education Command. The open environment drove discussion on issues and challenges facing America and the Air Mobility community at large, with a specific focus on the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility and the mobility joint force requirements that will yield safety and security for the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jodi Martinez)