U.S. Air Force mentors, from a multitude of career fields, work with members of the Afghan national army air corp, on July 25, at Kabul International Airport Afghanistan. The Air Force members are assigned to t More
Afghan national army soldiers conduct pre-flight inspections and preparations on an MI-17 helicopter, Jan. 31, prior to conducting an all-ANA run medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield to Kabul, Afghanistan.
A new Russian-made MI17 helicopter sits on Camp Taji, Oct. 31, 2008, while Iraqi air force airmen and U.S. Air Force Airmen look through the new piece of equipment recently acquired for the IAF. The IAF receive More
An Iraqi UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" helicopter and an Iraqi Mi-17 Hip helicopter prepare to transport a wounded Iraqi service member from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to Forward Operating Base Gabe in Baqubah, Nov. 21. T More
Two Iraqi Mi-17 Hip helicopters conduct an aeromedical evacuation mission from the Air Force Theater Hospital Patient Administration and Disposition area at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 20. Three Iraqi patients More
An Mi-17 piloted by 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group mentors launches it's rockets during live fire exercise at a range near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The advisors are preparing to teach the Afghan More
Two Mi-17 "Hips" with the Afghan National Air Forces lead an Mk9(A) "Lynx" with the United Kingdom's Lynx Detachment of 659 Squadron, Army Air Corps, during a joint mission to deliver election materials and per More
Members of the Afghan National Army load ballot materials on to an Mi-17 helicopter in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2010. The ballots were for the upcoming Sept. 18th elections when Afghans will elect the lo More
Afghan civilians and members of the Afghan National Army unload ballot materials from an Mi-17 helicopter in Jaghuri, Afghanistan, Sept. 16. The ballots were for the upcoming Sept. 18 elections when Afghans wil More
An Afghan loads a ballot box into an Mi-17 helicopter in Jaghatu, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2010. The ballots were from the Sept. 18 elections for Afghanistan's lower house of parliament.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Drew Walters, NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan, scans his sector aboard an MI-17 helicopter during a mission to transport Afghan election ballots near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21.
Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Kalaf Mohammad Frak, Taji Air Base commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Curtin, 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and senior Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Ai More
The AAF aircrew and their Croatian advisors from NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan performed multiple missions southeast of Kabul when they delivered 500 radios to Ghazni, moved 100 Afghan National Army More
NATO Air training Command – Afghanistan advisors & Kandahar Air Wing Flying Crew Chiefs worked side-by-side to safely configure the sling loads for flight Nov. 9.
Members of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade supported the Mazar-e-Sharif AAF Detachment 3 by integrating two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters providing protection for the two AAF MI-17's transport helic More
Capt. Kate DinDekker, 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, gives instructions to two Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots during a pre-flight mission brief Dec. 12, 2010, in Taji, Iraq. Air advisors from th More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 transport helicopter hovers as it picks up a sling load at Eagle LZ in Qalat. The first flight took 30 minutes at 9000 feet above sea level.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Mueller, Commander, 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, explains the importance of the Afghan Air Force pilot training program at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. The More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Drew Grigson, 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, teaches Afghan Air Force pilots mission planning techniques at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. This is the first group of Afg More
Major Wodoud, Afghan Air Force Mi-17 pilot, lines up his helicopter and gets ready to fire rockets on the target.
Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Rock (right), Director of Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air, shakes hands with Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Nadham Al Ajwady, deputy commander of the Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Jan. 17 dur More
The Afghan Air Force forward staged the Mi-35 to provide a rapid response security force from the mountains overlooking Kabul.
An Iraqi Army Aviation Command maintainer works on the Mi-171MM March 1. More than 50 U.S. Air Force airmen and Army soldiers assigned to Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air advise, train and assist their More
Two stranded men were quickly pulled into the Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter and rescued from a flash flood on March 1.
A Czech flight engineer advisor with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan provides fire support watch as an Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopter makes it way to a joint training mission between AAF and Afghan Nat More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter practices takeoff and landing at a landing strip north of Kabul.
Afghan Air Force Capt. Sayed Jalal, stationed at the AAF training center in Shindand, Afghanistan, gives a preflight brief before the first flight of an Mi-17 where a AAF Instructor pilot served as chief instr More
Afghan National Police troops wade through knee-high water to reach Mi-17 helicopters that will transport them back to their homes as part of a combat resupply mission in Barge Matal in the northern Kunar Valle More
A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen perform maintenance checks on the engine of an MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Latvian mentors have been assisting Afghan More
An Afghan Air Force airman poses for a photograph after receiving his graduation certificate for completing the Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghani More
Afghan National Army commandos assigned to the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to board a CH-47 prior to a mission near Kajaki village June 1. During the mission, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium was foun More
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter lands during a training air assault mission with the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment Sept. 18. Both of the units have been working with their respective co More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter takes off from the runway at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2011.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jay Simmons, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, loads up a canister with 7.62mm ammo in preparation for a flight aboard an Afghan air force Mi-17 he More
Afghan National Army commandos set security around an Afghan National Air Force MI-17 helicopter at a landing zone near a coalition special operations forces camp, Oct. 29. The ANA worked with the ANAF to con More
Dr. Brian Shonk, honorary commander of the 505th Training Squadron, looks out the door of an Mi-17 Hip during an honorary commander flight over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 13, 2011. Honorary commanders change an More
Senior Master Sgt. Todd Peplow, an aerial gunner and adviser for the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, prepares the cargo area of a MI-17 during a humanitarian mission, Jan. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force p More
Lt. Col. John Conmy, a Mi-17 helicopter pilot with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, conducts a pre-flight briefing with his Afghan counterparts at Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. More
An U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron provides medical support to two simulated improvised explosive device casualty victims on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 23, 2012. The training consis More
Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopters will support Afghan National Army soldiers with resupply and casualty evacuations during Operation Azadi. This marks the first time in the area AAF will support Afghan soldier More
Members of the Afghan Air Force and U.S. Air Force land at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2012. Both armed forces have been working together to ensure stability throughout the region.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dinicola, a door gunner from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, completes preflight checks on an Afghan Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter before a mission from Kabul, More
Czech Air Force Warrant Officer Milan Rubes, a door gunner, provides security from an Afghan Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 1, 2012. The fli More
Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad, a loadmaster, guides a fork lift with a pallet of aircraft parts, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 9, 2012. The pallet of parts will be delivered to another Afghan More
An aerial view of Kabul from an Mi-17 helicopter, during a training mission for the Afghan National Security Forces' Special Mission Wing, Feb. 5. (Photo by MC3 (SW/IDW) Sean Weir.)
Afghan Local Police load on to a MI-17 Afghan Air Force helicopter in Faizabad district, Badakshan province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The ALP were heading out to Warduj district to begin setting up secrurit More
Afghan Air Force soldiers Nasir and Jafar transfer a casualty evacuation patient from a Cessna 208 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 13, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more More
Afghan air force Sgt. Naqeebullah, Kabul Air Wing engine mechanic, peers through an Mi-17 helicopter window in a maintenance hangar at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. Intermediate maint More
An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner communicates Mi-17 helicopter preflight checks to his pilot under early morning moonlight here, on the first day of Operation Seemorgh, July 23, 2013. Operation Seemorgh, named More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Hanlon, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron air adviser and aerial gunner, scans terrain for possible threats over Logar province, Afghanistan, during a coalition mission July 29, 2013. More
An Afghan Mi-17 helicopter begins a resupply mission to a remote Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan Aug. 5, 2013. The Afghan air force, with about 60 Mi-17 helicopters, took over the resupply mission of Afghan More
Afghan air force Sgt. Hajat, 377th Rotary Wing Squadron aerial gunner, shows off his training certificate of completion at a graduation ceremony August 19, 2013 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Haja More
Afghan air force flight medics Sgt. Kamran Saboon (left) and soldier Saddam Parishan (right) from the Kandahar Air Wing take care of an injured soldier during a casualty evacuation mission near Ghorak, Sept. 23 More
Afghan Air Force Mi-17 medium utility helicopters depart the helicopter landing zone at FOB Lightning/Thunder in Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2013 as part of a routine training flight. (U.S. Army ph More
The Kunar River Valley is seen out the crew chief’s window of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 2, over Kunar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by staff Sgt. Matthew Clark/Released)
The view of eastern Afghanistan is seen out the crew chief’s window of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 2, over Kunar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by staff Sgt. Matthe More
10th Combat Aviation Brigade petroleum supply specialists from 1st Battalion (Attack), Task Force Tigershark, refuel an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter Jan. 2, at Combat Outpost Wright, in Kunar Province, Afg More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 aerial gunner scans for threats during a training sortie Feb. 18, 2014, over Kabul, Afghanistan. Czech Republic Air Force Advisers flew with the Afghan Air Force Airmen to further incr More
An Afghan air force Mi-17 aerial gunner and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Robert Smeaton, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan Mi-17 adviser, (right), prepare to fly a night vision gogg More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jean Vega Martinez, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron flight engineer, talks with his father, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carmelo Vega Martinez, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/NAT More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Gregory, right, and Senior Airman Edwin Ewing, both assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, build a prototype boresight rack adapter a More
An Afghan Mi-17 helicopter is loaded onto an AN-124 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. The helicopter is one of four being shipped to the Czech Republic for maintenance an More
An Afghan National Army soldier annotates maintenance logs for a Special Missions Wing helicopter undergoing periodic maintenance. This soldier is the first to graduate from a training program developed by NATO More
Tech. Sgt. Angel Gonzalez, C-130 maintenance supply liaison at Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), loads aircraft parts and equipment onto an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Hamid Karzai Intern More
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a crowd of Afghan national army, Afghan air force and coalition partners at the re-birth of the Afghan air force flyover event at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabu More
Master Sgt. Justin Kay, Train Advise Assist Command - Air Mi-17 flight engineer, reviews take off and landing data during a briefing with Afghan Air Force members prior to a training flight at Kandahar Airfield More
Czech Republic Air Force Airmen assemble their gear in preparation for a sortie in the Mi-17 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2016. Coalition forces assigned to the Train, Adv More
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev greets and thanks U.S. Army tankers with 3rd Brigade, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment who participated in a combined arms live fire exercise July 20, 2017 at Novo Selo Train More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter lands at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 5, 2017. On July 24, two Mi-17s completed a casualty evacuation in the Nawa district of Helmand province in support of Operation Ma More
Iraqi army aviation Mi-17 helicopters transport Iraqi Security Forces during the aerial response force exercise at Taji Military Complex, Iraq, August 13, 2017.The ISF provided security to an HH-60M Black Hawk More
Afghan Air Force pilots prepare to fly an Mi-17 during casualty evacuation training at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2017. Afghan National Army soldiers with 7th Special Operations Kandak, 215th Corps ex More
The Afghan Air Force conducts night flight training exercises with the Mi-17 helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2017. The Mi-17 helicopter is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter with More
An Afghan A-29 pilot stores his gear before flight Sept. 10, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The A-29 is the premier fighter platform for the Afghan Air Force's fight against anti-government insurgents More
An Afghanistan Air Force member, assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing, works on an MI-17 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2017. After the helicopter has reached 200 flying hours, KAW maintainers conduct More
during a Train, Advise, Assist Command- AIR Afghanistan Air Frce UH-60A Aircraft Qualification Course on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)
An Mi-8 helicopter hulk is delivered to the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command School of Excellence for use as a training aide at Camp Commando, Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2017. The ANASOC SOE i More
A blind rivet repair installed by Afghan Air Force maintainer inside a Mi-17 awaits the final touches February 18, 2018, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. The repairs were made by the AAF maintenance team, wit More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An Afghan Air Force maintenance professional ties down the propellers of an Mi-17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 7, 2018. This was one of six Mi-17s that received damag More
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 3, 2018) -- A Mi-17 from the Afghan air force prepares to land, July 3, 2018, at the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar during an air insertion training exercise hosted by U. More
KABUL AIR WING, Afghanistan (September 2, 2018) Afghan Air Force Airmen from the Kabul Air Wing Aviation Supply Depot and Mi-17 maintainers verify serial numbers prior to shipping equipment for repairs Septembe More
An Afghan national army soldier conducts pre-flight inspections and preparations on an MI-17 helicopter, Jan. 31, prior to conducting an all-ANA run medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield to Kabul, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron position a litter under a simulated improvised explosive device casualty victim during a three-day training exercise on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 23 More
Senior Airman Kayla Grenier helps lift a wounded Iraqi service member from an ambulance toward a waiting Mi-17 Hip helicopter at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 21. Iraqi airmen aeromedically evacuated the service More
Joint Civilian Orientation Conference attendees disembark two Russian MI-17 helicopters used by the 6th Special Operations Squadron before viewing an air power demonstration on Eglin Range, Fla., April 23, 2012 More
Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, assigned to the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, observes from a Mi-17 flying over a range near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan another Mi-17 shoot it's rockets during a li More
An Mi-17 "Hips" with the Afghan National Air Forces leads a Mk9(A) "Lynx" with the United Kingdom's Lynx Detachment of 659 Squadron, Army Air Corps, during a joint mission to deliver election materials and pers More
Afghan National Army Sgt Barit scans the horizon for threats while fyling aboard an Mi-17 helicopter carrying ballot materials headed to Jaghuri, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2010. The ballots were for the upcoming More
Afghans load ballot boxes into an Mi-17 helicopter in Jaghatu, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2010. The ballots were from the Sept. 18 elections for Afghanistan's lower house of parliament.
U.S. Air Force Aircrew from the NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan conduct shutdown procedures after a mission to transport Afghan election ballots near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Curtin, 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and senior Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force advisor to the Taji Air Base commander, greets Iraqi Army Brig. More
Afghan Air Force Mi-17s can carry as much as 4,000 kilograms as well as bulky or oversized cargo externally using the sling load cargo delivery method. While each sortie in Zabul averaged just 1,500 kilograms, More
Master Sgt. Laurence Shaw, 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, observes maintenance air advisory as an Iraqi Army Aviation Command soldier services the tail rotor of an Mi-117 helicopter Dec. 11, 2010, i More
U.S. Air Force Major Drew Grigson, 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, teaches Afghan Air Force pilots mission planning techniques at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. This is the first group of Af More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Drew Grigson, 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, explains several terms to Afghan Air Force Capt. Hamid before a mission briefing at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. Hamid is More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Rock (right), director of Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air, shakes hands with Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Nadham Al Ajwady, deputy commander of the Iraqi Army Aviation Comma More
Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Abdul Saboor Amin looks on as AAF 1st Lt. Ahmad Fawad Haidari practices traffic patterns during a training exercise outside of Kabul Jan. 24.
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 transport helicopter hovers near two men stranded by flash floods. The men were quickly pulled into the helicopter and rescued on March 1.
An Iraqi Army Aviation Command maintainer performs pre-flight maintenance on an Mi-171 multi-mission helicopter March 1. Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air advises, trains and assists its Iraqi partners a More