An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter assigned to the
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing taxis for takeoff at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 19, 2011. Members of the Lithuanian, Belgian and American Air Force are mentori... More
Elements from the Afghan air force and Russian contractors
Elements from the Afghan air force and Russian contractors download an Mi-17 helicopter from Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter on the flight line of the Kabul Air Wing at the Kabul International Airpor... More
Members of the Afghan air force download an Mi-17 V5
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
Afghan Brig. Gen. Mohammed Barat, right, Kabul Wing
Afghan Brig. Gen. Mohammed Barat, right, Kabul Wing Commander of the Afghan air force, speaks to pilots assigned to the 373rd Fixed Wing Squadron, during a ceremony on the flightline at the Kabul Air Wing Septe... More
An Afghan air force member portraying a burn victim
An Afghan air force member portraying a burn victim waits for care during a mass casualty exercise at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31. The exercise tested the response time and efficiency of the Afghan ... More
Katie Couric, news anchor with CBS Evening News, right,
Katie Couric, news anchor with CBS Evening News, right, interviews Afghan Air Force Lieutenants on the flight line of the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 18. Couric visited the AAF base to ... More
An Afghan air force lieutenant practices landings on
An Afghan air force lieutenant practices landings on a flight simulator at the Thunder Lab in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 25. The Afghan lieutenants live with U.S. military members to help prepare them for additio... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (AEAS), performs pre-flight checks on a C-27 Spartan before an air drop mission in Kabul, Aug. 26, 2010. Ringland is deploye... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Justin Pickett gives a lessons learned
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Justin Pickett gives a lessons learned presentation to senior military communicators from 16 Asia-Pacific nations during Pacific Endeavor workshop. Hosted by the Singapore Armed Forces and U.... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Major Din Mohammad fills
Afghan National Army Sgt. Major Din Mohammad fills a fuel truck in Kabul, Aug. 28, 2010. The Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul is the only fully operational Afghan fuels facility and the first to use bulk storage... More
An Mi-17 piloted by 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory
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
Afghan Air Force Returns From Pakistani Relief Mission
Lt. Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief of Staff, welcomes Afghan Air Force crew members returning home from a humanitarian flood relief mission in Pakistan, Sept. 4. The pilots and crew spent... More
Afghan Nation Army soldiers disembark an MI-17 helicopter
Afghan Nation Army soldiers disembark an MI-17 helicopter in Qalat, Afghanistan. Additionally to delivering ballots and transporting election officials to locations that are too dangerous or remote for ground t... More
Afghan residents of the regions west of Ghazni work
Afghan residents of the regions west of Ghazni work to load election ballots onboard Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopters on Sept. 20. The AAF worked long days in order to disseminate ballots to all regions of Af... More
'I serve for Afghanistan'
Afghan Air Force Thunder Lab Lieutenants Sign their service commitments prior to leaving for pilot training in the Unites States on the air force base in Kabul, Oct. 3.
The Afghan air force accepts delivery on four Mi-17
The Afghan air force accepts delivery on four Mi-17 V5 helicopters at the air force base in Kabul, Oct. 4.
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
The 5th Afghan Air Force Forward Observer class graduates at the live fire range at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Oct. 7.
The Afghan Air Force holds the Kabul Wing Safety Day
The Afghan Air Force holds the Kabul Wing Safety Day at the air force base in Kabul on Oct. 10, 2010.
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
Royal Air Force Flying Officers Matthew Smyth and Lee Southward are deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, to advise Afghan Air Force pilot candidates in the NATO Air Training Command -Afghanistan's English immersion ... More
Afghan Air Force Airmen graduate from the C-27 load
Afghan Air Force Airmen graduate from the C-27 load master course at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force's "Big Air School" pose with Afghan Advisors on Dec. 4.
Members of the Afghan Air Force graduate from Mi-17
Members of the Afghan Air Force graduate from Mi-17 Flight Engineer and non-commissioned officer Orientation courses at the Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force training school on Nov. 4.
Members of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan and
Members of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan and Afghan Air Force members run the 15k Stockade-athon at Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 5.
Lt. Col. John Howard (right), Officer-in-Charge of
Lt. Col. John Howard (right), Officer-in-Charge of the Thunder Lab, Afghan Air Force English Immersion Lab located at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan and Lt. Col. Michael W. Brown, Chief of Staff of th... More
An Afghan Air Force graduate of the Radio Maintenance
An Afghan Air Force graduate of the Radio Maintenance Level II course receives his certificate during a graduation ceremony Nov. 14. The student is one of the original five AAF airmen to complete the course. (P... More
Nov. 29, 17 members of the Afghan air force and Afghan
Nov. 29, 17 members of the Afghan air force and Afghan National Army, both officer and enlisted, graduated from the firefighting course at Pohantoon-e Hawayee, the Afghan air force's "Big Air School," in Kabul,... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Drew Grigson, 444th Air Expeditionary
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
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Mueller, Commander, 444th
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
An Afghan Air Force airman pulls a fire hose while
An Afghan Air Force airman pulls a fire hose while practicing reacting to a flightline fire Jan. 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Directed by NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan advisers, Afghan Airmen service and maint... More
Italian Airman supports Afghan Air Force
Italian Air Force Maj. Marco Urbani, the Command Joint State Requirement Coordinator, with the 438th Air Expeditionary Group, at the Afghan air force base in Kabul, Afghanistan, works at his computer coordinati... More
Afghan Air Force security forces personnel carry a
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
Afghan Air Force graduates first weapons safety NCO
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
A Czech flight engineer advisor with NATO Air Training
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
Flight medic from the Kandahar Air Wing, explains how
Flight medic from the Kandahar Air Wing, explains how to load and secure a patient in a helicopter for Medic students at Regional Military training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Medic course is an eight ... More
Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive
Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive commendation letters from Kandahar Air Field Commander for their work during security patrols around Kandahar Air Field, in Afghanistan. The airmen received the... More
Advisory firefighters key to AAF future
Italian air force 1st Marshall Ciro Tenace advises as Afghan airmen Abdull Fatho and Asis Ahmed extinguish a simulated helicopter crash March 6, 2011, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The airmen recently comp... More
(From left) U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Bell of Clarksville,
(From left) U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Bell of Clarksville, Tenn., an administration specialist with Headquarters Detachment, 728th Military Police Battalion; U.S. Air Force Capt. Drew Walters of Alamosa, Colo., ... More
Afghan National Police troops wade through knee-high
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
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces perform
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces perform the national dance of Afghanistan after a graduation ceremony at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The graduation ceremony was fo... More
Ten AAF Airmen graduate basic firefighter course
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
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 Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen
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
US ambassador to Mongolia visits AAF Base in Kabul
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
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put on their gear before participating in a live burn fire fighting exercise on Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Air wing conducted a live... More
Col. Todd Royar (left), the commander of Task Force
Col. Todd Royar (left), the commander of Task Force Thunder, introduces Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, to the AH-64 Apache helicopter during the general'... More
Afghan Border Police troops wait on the helipad to
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
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia helps
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia helps load an Afghan patient into a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The man was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken nose, broken bones a... More
Eleventh C-27 added to Afghan air force inventory
A C-127 Spartan cargo plane arrives at the Afghan air force base at the Kabul lnternational Airport July 14, 2011. This aircraft will be the 11th C-27 in the Afghan air force inventory and will help provide car... More
An injured Afghan National Army soldier carefully exists
An injured Afghan National Army soldier carefully exists from an Afghan air force C-27A Spartan aircraft, Kabul Afghanistan. July 20, 2011. The ANA solder was flown from Kandahar to Kabul to be treated at a loc... More
Afghan medic completes flight training
Afghan Air Force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia receives a certificate of completion, July 27, from Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment company commander Maj. Michael Mendenhall, for completion o... More
Former astronauts Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell listen
Former astronauts Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell listen as Afghan air force student Lt. Khan Agha Ghaznavi ask questions regarding life in space during a meet and greet at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Aug. 16, home of th... More
Lt. Col. Fred Koegler, commander/Mi-17 advisor pilot,
Lt. Col. Fred Koegler, commander/Mi-17 advisor pilot, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, copilots a Mi-17 helicopter during an operational sling load mission in eastern Afghanistan, delivering food and f... More
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV, NATO Training Mission
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan commander, points out development areas at Shindand Air Base in the Herat province, Afghanistan, to Suzanne Malveaux, "CNN Newsroom” anchor, d... More
Sgt. Mohammed Shafi (center), a crew chief with the
Sgt. Mohammed Shafi (center), a crew chief with the Kandahar Air Wing of the Afghan Air Force, listens as Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sam Baker, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilot for Task Force Lift (7th Battalion,... More
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter lands during a
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
Afghan air force lieutenants from Thunder Lab listen
Afghan air force lieutenants from Thunder Lab listen to Brig. Gen. Tim Ray, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during a professionalism class at the Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 2... More
Afghan air force airmen attend Kabul English Language
Afghan air force airmen attend Kabul English Language Training Center at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2011. KELTC provides Afghan airmen with English classes to prepare them for th... More
C-27 Spartan tails at Night, operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan air force C-27 Spartan aircraft sit on the ramp at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2011.
Airmen from the Afghan air force watch as an AAF airman
Airmen from the Afghan air force watch as an AAF airman is presented with a certificate during a graduation ceremony at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the AAF’s “Big Air School,” on the AAF base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oc... More
Afghan air force aerial port airmen load cargo onto
Afghan air force aerial port airmen load cargo onto a C-27 Spartan at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. AAF airmen prepared the C-27 for flight with the help of U.S. Air Force advisers.
Afghan air force airmen attend a literacy class at
Afghan air force airmen attend a literacy class at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 31. Literacy training consists of learning how to read and write in Dari to help airmen be able to compre... More
(Right) Tech. Sgt. Zachary French, 466th Air Expeditionary
(Right) Tech. Sgt. Zachary French, 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron Flightline Security Forces member, prepares to drive on the flightline at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2011. French is providing tr... More
Hundreds of Afghan locals, Kandahar Air Wing leadership
Hundreds of Afghan locals, Kandahar Air Wing leadership and Kandahar Airfield leadership attend the 2012 Kandahar Air Wing Open House at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2012. Leaders at the Kandahar Air... More
Students from throughout Kandahar City file into a
Students from throughout Kandahar City file into a hangar at the Afghan air force's Kandahar Air Wing Jan. 1 for the unit's third annual open house. About 350 students and elders from the area attended the even... More
Afghan air force member Sgt. Khudainazer attends a
Afghan air force member Sgt. Khudainazer attends a building and structures class during a multisubject civil engineer course at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2012. Afghan civilians and service member... More
Capt. Saed Habib Rahman, Kandahar Air Wing, searches
Capt. Saed Habib Rahman, Kandahar Air Wing, searches through a tool box from B Company, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, during sheet metal training on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanis... More
Colonel Feraidoon Popal, lead security force instructor
Colonel Feraidoon Popal, lead security force instructor at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee in Kabul, Afghanistan, demonstrates the proper way to search a vehicle during a security force level 3 class on Kandahar Airfield, ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jamie Kuranda, a C-27A
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jamie Kuranda, a C-27A maintenance advisor with the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, demonstrates soldering techniques to Afghan air force Electrical and Radio C-27A maintai... More
Afghan air force pilot Capt. Zabihullah (left) and
Afghan air force pilot Capt. Zabihullah (left) and pilot instructor Maj. Abdul Wodood (right) listen and take notes during an intensive language course at Kandahar Air Wing, on Kandahar Airfield, Aug. 27, 2012.... More
Master Sgt. Erin Manley, 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th
Master Sgt. Erin Manley, 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing loadmaster instructor, and other members of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron pose for a photo in front of a C-27A Spartan in Kabul... More
Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini, Kandahar
Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini, Kandahar Regional Military Hospital’s commanding officer, speaks at a medical shura held at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. Doctors from the Afghan Nation... More
An Afghan National Army air corps soldier cleans the
An Afghan National Army air corps soldier cleans the rear rotor of an Mi-17 Hip during aircraft maintenance at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2012. Afghan National Army... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Dinicola, a door
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
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
Pathfinder students from 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th
Pathfinder students from 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, prepare equipment to be attached to the bottom of an Mi-8 helicopter with the Kandahar Air Wing during the 4th Lightning Strike Pathfinder Academy,... More
Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad, a loadmaster, guides a
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
Col. Allan Pepin, right, commander of Task Force Falcon,
Col. Allan Pepin, right, commander of Task Force Falcon, looks on as Brigadier General Haji Muhammad Azam, left, the operations group commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, talks with a member of the KAW during a ... More
Afghan air force Master Sgt. Abdul Majid Watandoost,
Afghan air force Master Sgt. Abdul Majid Watandoost, center, the senior medical trainer at the Kandahar Air Wing, gives a self-prepared lesson in tactical combat casualty care to junior flight medics Feb. 5 at ... More
Flight nurses from the Afghan Air Force Clinic in Kabul,
Flight nurses from the Afghan Air Force Clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, assisted by the AAF Surgeon General, Col. Abdul Rasoul Mayel, lift the first litter borne patient in Afghan Air Force history transported by... More
Afghan Local Police load on to a MI-17 Afghan Air Force
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
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH47 Chinook during a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Ba... More
An Afghan door gunner inspects an engine on his Mi-17
An Afghan door gunner inspects an engine on his Mi-17 helicopter during a pre-flight inspection at Kabul International Airport in Kabul province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2013. U.S. Soldiers with the 10th Combat Av... More
Mi-17 preparing to land, operation Enduring Freedom
An Afghan air force crew chief looks down from the side of an Mi-17 helicopter as it prepares to land at Forward Operating Base Gamberi. The MI-17 is a multirole helicopter used in resupply missions by Afghan N... More
Afghan Air Force soldiers Nasir and Jafar transfer
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
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
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
Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, command chief, U.S.
Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, command chief, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is greeted by Command Sgt. Maj. of the Afghan Air Force Mohammad Hakim Waziri for a brief meeting at the AAF headquarters, Kabul I... More
Aerial gunner and adviser
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
Afghan aviators resupply remote bases with partnered close-air support
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 1st Lt. Emal Khairkhwa, 373rd Fixed
Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Emal Khairkhwa, 373rd Fixed Wing Squadron pilot, communicates with the control tower as AAF 1st Lt. Mohammad Tawfiq Safi, copilot, looks on before a Cessna 208 mission out of Kabul Inte... More
First all-Afghan trained gunner graduates
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 soldiers work together to move Mi-17
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
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
AAF creates operating instructions for consistency
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
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
U.S. military advisers and Afghan National Army soldiers
U.S. military advisers and Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps prepare to conduct a live fire exercise, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2013. The unit's mission was to h... More
Two Afghan air force Mi-35 helicopters prepare to turn
Two Afghan air force Mi-35 helicopters prepare to turn around after shooting targets during an air to ground integration (AGI) exercise in Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2013. The AGI exercise was to tr... More
Soldiers of the Afghan Air Force receive instruction
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)
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
Afghan Air Force Mi-17 medium utility helicopters depart
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
10th Combat Aviation Brigade petroleum supply specialists
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