Three Royal Canadian Air Force members recently graduated from the United States Air Force Airmen Leadership School in Montgomery, Alabama.
At the ceremony, each of the grads, the first official RCAF attendees, were acknowledged for their efforts. Special recognition went to Master Corporal Katharina Meihuizen, 405 (Long Range Patrol) Squadron, 14 Wing Greenwood; who received the award for highest academic achievement; and Master Corporal Christopher White, 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron, CFB Petewawa; who received the John L. Levitow Award, the highest honour awarded and marks the recipient as the course’s distinguished graduate.
The attendance of RCAF personnel is the result of an initiative started in 2021 by the RCAF chief warrant officer and the chief master sergeant of the USAF. This represents a concrete step the RCAF has taken to advance the principle of continuous, meaningful professional development for all of our non-commissioned members. As part of the initiative, the RCAF Academy in Borden will host three USAF students later this year.
