Article Posted on : - Feb 14, 2010

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (PTI): The 15th Indo-US Air Force Executive Steering Group (ESG) conference will be held at the Southern Air command Headquarters here from Monday.

The three-day conference is being organised to discuss policies and exchanges on defence co-operation between the two Air Forces, an official press release said here Sunday.

The annual conference, held alternatively in the US and India, focuses on bilateral co-operation in conducting various Indo-US subject matter expert exchanges.

A 13-member US Air Force delegation will be led by Lt Gen Herbert J Carlisle, Commander 13 Air Force, USAF. The 16-member IAF delegation would be led by Air Marshal P K Barbora, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, the release said.

The conference will conclude on February 17.