Ghana Armed Forces

The Ghana Air Force has the primary responsibility of protecting Ghana's airspace. It is mandated to provide offensive air support for the GAF, through offensive air action and air transport support. It is also mandated like (its sister) services to assist in the developmental needs of the nation. An important role of the Air Force is the provision of air transports for government officials VVIPs/VIPs notably the President.

Established in 1959, the Ghana Air Force is organised into an Air Force Headquarters, a Base in Accra and two Stations located in Takoradi and Temale. Like the other two Services the Air Force has played significant roles in international peacekeeping operations for which Ghana is renowned worldwide.

A detachment of Air Force pilots and Air Traffic Controllers assisted the Congolese government (in 1967) to hold in check the activities of mercenaries harassing government troops in the Katanga province.

The Ghana Air Force carried out offensive air operations and numerous supply flights in support of ECOMOG troops during the ECOMOG operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone in the 1990s. Within Ghana, it has been involved in ferrying relief supplies to inaccessible areas in the country during national emergencies notably the floods in 1968 and 1996 when the Ghana Air Force bridged the gap between the north and south.

The Ghana Air Force undertook uninterrupted domestic flight operations code named Airlink between 1990 and 2000 to fill the void created by the withdrawal of the services of Ghana Airways, the only domestic operator at the time. It also undertakes rescue missions and medical evacuation of casualties and patients within the country. Other tasks include routine powerline inspections, photographic surveys for industrial and mapping purposes and bullion haulage.