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Members of the Afghan air force download an Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter from an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter at the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2013. NATO Air Training Command-Afghanis More
Lt. Col. Kevin Yandura, a NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisor, talks with two young Afghan children during a humanitarian assistance mission. (Photo by: MC1 Elizabeth Burke)
A C-27 A Spartan flies to Kabul to become part of the Afghan Air Force fleet.
Dawn breaks over an Afghan Air Force AN-32 aircraft prior to the Veteran's Day mission flown by AAF and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan aircrew Nov. 11. (Photo by: Capt. Rob Leese)
Children in a village community in the Badhakshan province line up to meet members from the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan. A total of 1,000 dental hygiene kits were given to the v More
Afghan Air Force Airmen and civilian contractors perform Personnel Accountability Inventory incorporating a Biometrics component to strengthen force accountability and enhance force protection for AAF and coali More
Members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisors distribute humanitarian aid supplies to Mohammad Faquil Ferozi school in Kabul, Afghanistan on Dec. 2.
Lt. Col. John Howard, officer-in-charge of the Afghan Air Force English Immersion Lab congratulates Afghan Air Force Lt. Jawid Karimi and Lt. Fazal Karim Faqeer as they graduate from the English Immersion Lab k More
The Kabul International Airport NATO hockey team and the Nuristan provincial field hockey team pose for a group photo at the gymnasium at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 5. The two teams t More
Field Training Exercise 11-02 started as the security forces spotted smoke and quickly initiated the command and control response, culminating with the arrival of an on-scene commander who directed the emergenc More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Walker has his head shaved at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of a group head shaving by members of NATO Air Training Command-Afgahnistan in support of 5-y More
A U.S. Air Force airman displays a sample medical record to the Kandahar Air Wing Flight Surgeon and Dentist during a visit the two had to the 451st Air Expeditonary Wing Medical Clinic. (Photo courtesy of U.S. More
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan service members walk to their MRAP-all terrain vehicle during an M-ATV course at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Advisors and interpreters with the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron take part in an exhibition soccer match at the Kabul International Airport soccer field Dec. 30. Aiming to expand the relationship be More
Hungarian air force airmen serving with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron receive NATO medals from Gen. Killian, commander of the Kabul International Airport, during a ceremony marking the transitio More
Members of the Afghan Air Force attend a new computer training course called A+ training at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 17.
Lt. Col. Christopher Smith, commander of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron /NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisor, flies the ninth C-27A Spartan belonging to the Afghan Air Force from Naples More
An Afghan Air Force C-27A Spartan transport aircraft flies over the high-elevation, snow covered dirt runway after helping move members of the Afghan National Army from Herat.
Afghan Air Force 1st LTs Ahmad Fawad Haidari and Abdul Saboor Amin pose for a photgraph infront of the Mi-17 helicopter they will use during a training mission focusing on traffic patterns at the Afghan Air For More
The crew for the milestone-breaking flight that brought the total number of hours flown for the Afghan air force in the C-27A Spartan aircraft past 2,000 hours poses for a photograph after landing on the Afghan More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Neufeld, a NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan C-27 loadmaster advisor with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, helps an Afghan Air Force loadmaster-in-training app More
Afghan Air Force Maj. Mer Agha, the AAF’s aviation life Support equipment shop chief, receives a certificate in recognition of his halting a false promotion during a ceremony at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kab More
Members of the NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan and ISAF Joint Command run the annual Fort Worth Cowtown race, one of the largest multi-event road races in the United States, at the Kabul International A More
Afghan Air Force Sgt. Yosufzai Hamayattullah receives a certificate for graduating the two-month basic explosives hazards course on the AAF Base in Kabul, becoming the first weapons safety non-commissioned offi More
Afghan Air Force security forces personnel carry a wounded airman during a patrol training mission at the AAF Base in Kabul March 2. The training mission was the final phase of instruction before the SF personn More
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
Afghan Air Force Sfc. Zaki, one of the initial cadre and the second C-27 AAF avionics maintainer, trains Sgt. Samiullah, a crew chief and engine/body maintainer, on how to operationally check the V/UHF radio du More
An Afghan air force colonel looks on admiringly as an AAF airmen is presented with a certificate in recognition of his completing the Basic Firefighters Course during a ceremony held at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the More
An Afghan air force pilot receives his certificate for completing an aviation English language course at the AAF Base in Kabul, March 14. The course, split between varying levels of language proficiency ranging More
A Mongolian airman stands at attention as he and other Mongolian military members receive NATO ISAF service medals from the U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Jonathan S. Addleton, during his visit to the Afghan Air 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
An Afghan air force flying crew chief student surveys the land below for possible enemy activity during a training for the Crew Resource management Course at the Shindand Training Center. Nine airmen graduated More
Afghan Border Police troops wait on the helipad to be escorted from Jalalabad to Barge Matal in the Kunar Valley as part of a combat resupply mission conducted by the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Comm More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Christiansen is awarded a U.S. Air Force achievement medal from Brig. Gen. Tony McMillan during ramp formation at the N.C. Air National Guard, on Feb. 05, 2012, recognizing his p More
Afghan air force soldiers work together to move Mi-17 parts out of a Russian Antonov An-124, Sept. 1, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The parts belong to one of three new Mi-17 helicopters transpor More
Afghan air force fire fighters rush into a burning building as part of an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Air Wing Fire Department has seen substantial changes and improve More
Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan air force commander, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force commander, and Brig. Gen. John Michel, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan comm More
Afghan air force 1st Lt. Khan Agha Ghaznavi and 1st Lt. Najibullah Habibzai, AAF Cessna 208 pilots, receive their training certificates as instructor pilots from Col. Daniel Lasica, 838th Air Expeditionary Grou More
Soldiers of the Afghan Air Force receive instruction prior to participating in hands-on urban operations training Sept. 22 at Pohantoon-E-Hawayee “Air University,” Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The More
Afghan air force pilots 1st Lt. Khial Shinwari (left) and Col. Almal Pacha (right) are the first two C-130 pilots in the AAF. They attended training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and returned to Afghanis More
Members of the Afghan air force and Russian contractors download an Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter from an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter at the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2013. NATO Air T More
Kandahar Air Wing airmen are instructed on a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility familiarization course provided by the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
Members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan/538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and the Afghan Air Force flew American flags over Afghanistan to be presented to families and organizations that suppor More
New NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan members arrive on a C-27 A Spartan in Kabul's Afghan Air Force base Nov 11.
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisor Tech. Sgt. Ernel Carty sits on an Afghan Air Force Mi-17s to the Badhakshan province where 1,000 dental hygiene kits were given to the village elders to help the community.
Members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisors distribute humanitarian aid supplies to Mohammad Faquil Ferozi school in Kabul, Afghanistan on Dec. 1.
Col. Creig Rice, vice commander of the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan congratulates Afghan Air Force Lt. Jawid Karimi and Lt. Fazal Karim Faqeer as they graduate from the English Immersion Lab known as t More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Chouinard, an advisor with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, shoots the puck during an exhibition hockey game between NATO service members and the Nuristan provinc More
Kandahar Air Force Wing Fire Fighters rapidly responded and extinguished the controlled training fire, demonstrating the proper use of their fire truck, hose, and protective equipment on Dec. 8. (U.S. Air Force More
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan personnel shaved their heads as a symbol of solidarity and support for Lyla Grace Rivers, a 5-year-old battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia, pose for a group photo at the More
A U.S. Air Force airman describes procedures in the pharmacy to the Kandahar Air Wing Flight Surgeon and Dentist during a visit the two had to the 451st Air Expeditonary Wing Medical Clinic to see how a USAF me More
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan service members drive off in their MRAP-all terrain vehicles during an M-ATV course at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
An Mi-17 is pulled into a hanger at Kabul International Airport, Jan. 16, as part of the first local overhaul of an Afghan air force aircraft.
Afghan instructor Ahmed Jaweed Muslim teaches members of the Afghan Air Force a new computer training course called A+ training at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 17.
An Afghan Air Force C-27A Spartan transport aircraft sits on the high-elevation, snow covered dirt runway after helping move members of the Afghan National Army from Herat.
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.
Members of the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and ISAF Joint Command run the annual Fort Worth Cowtown race, one of the largest multi-event road races in the United States, at the Kabul International Air More
Afghan National Army special forces commandos apprehend an enemy combatant during a simulated raid on an opposing compound as part of joint training exercise between Afghan air force and SF commandos held outsi More
Observers look on as Afghan air force Brig. Gen. Mohammed Barat, the Kabul Wing Commander, gives a speech at an aviaition English course graduation at the AAF Base in Kabul, March 13. The course, split between More
Afghan Border Police troops prepares to be inserted into Barge Matal in the Kunar Valley as part of a combat resupply mission conducted by the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, April 1 More
Coalition members work together to move an Mi-17 rotor out of a Russian Antonov An-124, Sept. 1 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The rotors belong to one of three new Mi-17 helicopters transported t More
Afghan air force firefighters practice rescuing a dummy from a burning building during an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. During 2013, advisers with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanist More
Afghan air force 1st Lt. Khan Agha Ghaznavi and 1st Lt. Najibullah Habibzai, AAF Cessna 208 pilots, receive congratulations from both AAF members and coalition forces after their graduation as instructor pilots More
Afghan Air Force soldiers practice room-clearing procedures during urban operations training Sept. 22 at Pohantoon-E-Hawayee “Air University,” Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/RCA More
An Afghan air force C-130 taxis onto the ramp under celebratory streams of water during a ceremony Oct. 9, 2013 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. This plane is one of two newly delivered C-130H model More
Members of the Afghan air force observe as Russian contractors help deliver an Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter from inside an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter at the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22 More
New NATO Air Training Command -Afghanistan members arrive on a C-27 A Spartan in Kabul's Afghan Air Force base Nov 11.
Afghan Air Force airmen and civilian contractors perform Personnel Accountability Inventory incorporating a Biometrics component to strengthen force accountability and enhance force protection for AAF and Coali More
Members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan advisors distribute humanitarian aid supplies to a local neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan on Dec. 2.
Players tussle in front of the NATO net during an exhibition hockey game between NATO troops and the Nuristan provincial field hockey team at the Afghan Air Force Base gymnasium in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 5.
During the exercise, the lead non-commissioned Officer conducted a personnel accountability of the people in the building and correctly identified three people who might be in the building affected by the fire.
Members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan sign up for the C.W. Bill Young Marrow Donor Program at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 9.
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan communication advisor Tech. Sgt. Tara Brown talks to members of the Afghan Air Force who are part of a new computer training course called A+ training at the Afghan Air For More
An Afghan Air Force C-27A Spartan transport aircraft taxis on the high-elevation, snow covered dirt runway after helping move members of the Afghan National Army from Herat.
Afghan National Army special forces commandos move towards enemy combatants during a joint training exercise between Afghan air force and SF commandos held outside of Kabul March 5. The exercise was the first j More
Observers look on as Afghan air force Brig. Gen. Mohammed Barat, the Kabul Wing commander, gives a speech at an aviaition English course graduation at the AAF Base in Kabul, March 13. The course, split between More
Afghan air force soldiers work together to move an Mi-17 out of a Russian Antonov An-124, Sept. 1, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The helicopter is one of three new Mi-17s transported to KAIA, as More
Afghan air force firefighters prepare to enter a burning building as part of an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. During 2013, advisers with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, have b More
Afghan air force 1st Lt. Khial Shinwari, C-130 pilot, raises the Afghan flag as one of two of the newly delivered C-130H models to the AAF taxis onto the ramp during a ceremony Oct. 9, 2013 at Kabul Internation More
An Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter with an all-Afghan air force crew lifts off from the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2013. NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan Mi-17 special mission aviator advisers are More
New members of NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan arrive on a C-27A Spartan at Afghan Air Force base in Kabul Nov 9.
Afghan Air Force Airmen and civilian contractors perform Personnel Accountability Inventory incorporating a Biometrics component to strengthen force accountability and enhance force protection for AAF and Coali More
The goalie for the NATO squad eyes the puck during a hockey exhibition between NATO service members and the Nuristan provincial field hockey team at the Afghan Air Force Base gymnasium in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 5.
Senior Master Sgt. Bubba Beason, the first sergeant for the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, has his head shaved at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6 as part of a group effort to support 5-ye More
The fire fighters removed the three simulated injured and the KAW Medical Team rapidly established a triage and transporting the casualties for advanced medical treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/RELEASED)
Maj. James Boddy, race coordinator and participate of the annual Fort Worth Cowtown race, one of the largest multi-event road races in the United States, takes first place with a time of 1:21:36 at the Kabul In More
Afghan air force Mi-35 helicopters provide close air support for Afghan National Army special forces commandos engaging enemy combatants during a joint training exercise between the AAF and SF commandos held ou More
An Afghan air force pilot receives his certificate for completing an aviation English language course at the AAF Base in Kabul, March 13. The course, split between varying levels of language proficiency ranging More