<p class="title">The chief of staff of the US Air Force, General David L Goldfein, on Saturday flew India's indigenous light combat aircraft 'Tejas' at the air force station here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goldfein, who arrived here on Friday, was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal A P Singh as co-pilot during the sortie, defence officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, is on an official visit to India. He flew a sortie in '#MadeinIndia' LCA Tejas aircraft at AF Stn Jodhpur today (Saturday)," the IAF said on Twitter</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goldfein on Friday interacted with the airmen and pilots at the station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"His visit was a gesture of mutual cooperation between the Indian and the US air forces, both of which are considered the best in the world," the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, General Goldfein had stressed on the "strong relationship" between the two air forces.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We look forward to deepening the relationship between our two air forces, he said in his posts on Twitter and Facebook.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first squadron of Tejas was inducted into the IAF in July 2016. </p>
<p class="title">The chief of staff of the US Air Force, General David L Goldfein, on Saturday flew India's indigenous light combat aircraft 'Tejas' at the air force station here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goldfein, who arrived here on Friday, was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal A P Singh as co-pilot during the sortie, defence officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, is on an official visit to India. He flew a sortie in '#MadeinIndia' LCA Tejas aircraft at AF Stn Jodhpur today (Saturday)," the IAF said on Twitter</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goldfein on Friday interacted with the airmen and pilots at the station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"His visit was a gesture of mutual cooperation between the Indian and the US air forces, both of which are considered the best in the world," the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, General Goldfein had stressed on the "strong relationship" between the two air forces.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We look forward to deepening the relationship between our two air forces, he said in his posts on Twitter and Facebook.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first squadron of Tejas was inducted into the IAF in July 2016. </p>