Kabul International Airport

Coalition service members and civilians from (left to right) France, the United States and Mongolia, serve themselves treats at the Thanksgiving lunch, Nov. 24, at Kabul International Airport. Thanksgiving, alt More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly M. Burkhart, U More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly M. Burkhart, U More

A view from the inside of the Czech Field Hospital at Kabul International Airport, Nov. 18. The hosptial will close it's doors on Nov. 30 at which time the Czech team will return home, take leave, repair equip More

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)

Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, braces himself against the wind and dirt from the liftoff of an Mi-17v5 transport helicopter. Airmen from the Afghan Air More

Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep. 4, 2010 after providing flood relief to the neighboring country of Pakistan. Over the last 27 days, members More

Fire Controlman 1st Class Andrew Eden, ISAF Joint Command disclosure officer, right, and French Air Force Sgt. Lydia Briand prepare to raise the American Flag here at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Sept. 11.

Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Eden, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command disclosure officer, right, and French Air Force Sgt. Lydia Briand prepare to raise the American Flag at Kabul Internati More

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

Crew chiefs with the Afghan Air Force stand outside, waiting for the start of a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 9, at Kabul International Airport. During the ceremony, the authority of two academies, the Cr More

Brig. Gen. Zadalis, IJC director Air Plans/Programs, tours the Thunder Lab on Kabul International Airport to see first hand the Afghan Air Force pilots to view their living quarters and how they train.

Maj. David Burnett (left), the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs Advisor with NATO Training Command-Afghanistan and an Afghan Air Force officer inspect beans that will be passed out in the coming More

The Czech Republic Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karel Pelz, visited the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan to present awards to Czech, Afghan and coalition airman for service to country and work with coa More

Tech. Sgt. Matt Rossi of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron is STEP-promoted by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy on Nov. 26. Nov. 26, whic More

Lt. Col. Sheenwarai Matiuallah, the Chief of Staff of Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force's "Big Air School" signs a document for a subordinate, in Kabul, Afghanistan

Maj. Patrick Stovall, Thunder Lab flight simulator instructor, gives Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford a tour of the flight simulator room during Gen. Shackelford's tour of the Afghan Air Force English immersion lab kn More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz talks to members of the Afghan Air Force during a visit to the English immersion lab known as "Thunder Lab" in Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 18, 2011.

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.

Afghan Air Force Life Support Personnel practice using signaling devices. They will begin teaching this life saving skill to Afghan Afghan Air Force pilots so they know how to signal for rescue.

Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons, U.S. Air Forces Central, speaks to advisers from the Afghan Air Force "Big Air School" also known as Pohantoon-e-Hawaye, during his tour of NATO Air Training-Afghanist More

Tech. Sgt Arthur A. Barad draws a portrait of Army Cpl. Andrew L. Hutchins, 20 year old from New Portland, Maine, who lost his life in Khost Province at combat outpost Sabari, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, while serving More

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 Afghan Air Force members run the 15k Stockade-athon at Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 5.

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

Col. Mohammed Marif, Commander of the Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, The Afghan's Air Force's "Big Air School" in Kabul, Afghanistan speaks at the graduation of the first five female lieutenants from the Air Orientation More

Runners take off following the start of the 5th Annual Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial 5K Run/Walk, Nov. 19, at Kabul International Airport. The race is in honor of 1st Lt. Dennis Zilinski who died supportin More

A local Afghan rests near a river on a proposed micro-hydro electric generator site in Bazaraq village, Panjshir province, Afghanistan Nov. 19. Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team surveyed the river for a p More

Several law reference books sit on shelves in the Panjshir Public Library before its grand opening Nov. 22. More than 500 law reference books were donated to the library prior to its opening.

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

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

Afghan officials, international assistance and coalition service members pose for a photograph before conducting their development meeting on Camp Marmal, Mazar-e-Sharif, Dec. 4. The meeting is intended to brin More

The cold storage facility near Mazar-e-Sharif opens its doors for Afghan officials, international aid representatives and coalitioin service members to tour before its Dec. 15 opening. The facility is able to h More

An Afghan worker for the Mazar-e-Sharif Industrial Park flour facility preforms maintenance of one of the flour conveyor belts Dec. 5. The first two months of being open the facility made more than six tons of flour.

An Afghan representitve for the Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif International Airport Project points out the new security building to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lee Roupe, IJC Lead for Stability Operations for Regional Com More

A train waits to move on the new train track between the Afghanistan border and Mazar-e-Sharif, Dec. 6. The new train track is more than 75 kilometers long and provides hundereds of jobs to local Afghans.

Gen. Darwan, Commanding General of the Afghan Air Force presents a certificate to a newly graduated flight medic in the Afghan Air Force at the Afghan Air Force Base on Kabul International Airport, Dec. 6. This More

The Afghan Minister of Finance talks with coalition service members, international aid representatives and Afghan officials about development projects outside of the Inland Customs Department in Hairaten, Afgha More

Milad, Afghan Air Traffic Controller, looks at radar while directing air traffic at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. On an average day the tower at the International Airport controls more then More

The Afghan Air Force accepts delivery of four Mi-17s V5 helicopters at the air force base in Kabul on Dec. 10.

A member of the Afghan Air Force who is leaving to go to a partner nation in the middle east for pilot and English training shakes hands with his advisor Lt. Col. John Howard at Kabul International Airport Dec. 11.

A member of the Afghan Air Force who is leaving to go to a partner nation in the middle east for pilot and English training shakes hands with his advisor Lt. Col. John Howard at Kabul International Airport Dec. 11.

Royal Air Force officer Lee Southward advises an Afghan Air Force pilot candidate in the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan's English Immersion "Thunder Lab" Dec. 11. As part of improving their English the A More

An-124 contractors prepare for two Afghan Air Force Mi-17s transport aircraft and Mi-35 attack helicopter to be loaded onto the An-124 at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Dec.26. The Afghan Air F More

Afghan Air Force Capt. Naqeebullah, a non destrucitve inspection technician and general supervisor, at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan working on equipment in the NDI lab.

Afghan contractors wait for members of the Afghan air force, along with advisors from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, to distribute goods to them on the Afghan air force base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 5.

Guest speakers speak at a graduation of 30 Afghan Air Force members from 4 different courses at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force's "BIg Air School" in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 13.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, Commander of ISAF Joint Command, pose for a photo at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, 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.

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

Members of the Afghan Air Force, including the first female graduate Sgt. Shakeela Rasa, and Afghan civilians who graduated from the Airman Basic Intelligence Course at the Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air F More

Portuguese Air Force members working at Pohantoon-e-Hawaye, the Afghan air force's "Big Air School" putting together course material for a non-commissioned officer and general education courses to be taught to More

Lt. Col. Wayne McCaskill is recognized by Afghan Air Force lieutenants and their fellow cadre members with mementos, an Afghan formal robe and a Massoud hat, to remember their time in Afghanistan prior to their 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

Thirteen members of the Afghan Air Force graduated from the aerial technical instructor course and the C-27 engine and body course from Phonatoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force's "Big Air School," on the Afgha More

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter practices takeoff and landing at a landing strip north of Kabul.

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

Tech. Sgt. Rob Walker, a weapons advisor assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, advises several Afghan air force airmen on how to install an M240 gun mount inside the right crew door of a Mi-17 helicopte More

Tech. Sgt. Rob Walker, a weapons advisor assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, advises several Afghan air force airmen on how to install an M240 gun mount inside the right crew door of a Mi-17 helicopte More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy, visits with airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing here recently at the Afghan Air Force Compound in Kabul. The chief toured the English Immersion "Thu More

A firefighter from the Afghan air force rushes into a controlled burn exercise while conducting training at the Kabul International Airport, June 21, 2011. Coalition forces work shoulder-to-shoulder with the A More

Airmen of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing stand at attention during a retreat ceremony July 4, 2011. The deployed airmen are responsible for setting the conditions for a professional, fully independent and ope More

Airmen of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing stand at attention during a retreat ceremony July 4, 2011. The deployed airmen are responsible for setting the conditions for a professional, fully independent and ope More

Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary wing and Afghan Air Force work side-by-side here July 5 loading sandbags at Kabul International Airport. The deployed airmen are responsible for setting the condit More

Master Sgt. Chad Weaver, an aerial port adviser assigned to the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, helps advise an airman from the Afghan air force to fasten a cargo strap before placing it over an outg More

Staff Sgt. Mia Hackett, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron SFS member, was one of 13 members who responded to the wing following the fatal shooting of nine 438th members April 27. The 28-year-old is assi More

Mongolian Air Force airmen participate in "Mongolian National Day" at the Kabul International Airport July 8. Mongolian National Day is the day Mongolians celebrate their 2220th anniversary of the first Mongoli More

Lt. Col. Khash-Erdene of the Mongolian air force airmen recieves The Non Article 5 NATO Medal while participating in "Mongolian National Day" at the Kabul International Airport July 8. Mongolian National Day is More

Mongolian Air Force airmen participate in "Mongolian National Day" at the Kabul International Airport July 8. Mongolian National Day is the day Mongolians celebrate their 2220th anniversary of the first Mongoli More

Afghan commandos wait to board a C-27 Spartan cargo plane en route to Kandahar in support of the presidential palace today. The request for support came on the heels of the assassination of Afghan President Ham More

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

A new Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan fixed wing aircraft arrives at the Afghan air force base at the Kabul lnternational Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 14, 2011. The aircraft is the 11th C-27 in the Afghan More

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

Dan Rather interviews Afghan air force 2nd Lt. Khan Agha Ghaznavi at the 438th Thunder Lab on the Afghan air force base compound, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 26, 2011. Rather was here filming for his television sh More

Dan Rather talks with Afghan air force Thunder Lab lieutenants at the 438th Thunder Lab on the Afghan air force base compound, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 26, 2011. Rather was here filming for his television show, More

Four Mi-17 helicopters taxi on the runway of the Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2011. Members of the Afghan Ministry of Interior’s air interdiction unit accomplished a first by comple More

A member of the Afghan Air Force sprays down the side of an AAF Mi-17 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2011. Coalition airmen here work daily to set the conditions for a p More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Walker salutes U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Allvin, commanding general, NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen David Goldfein, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, addresses members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing at Kabul International Airport, Kabul Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2011. Goldf More

The Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor sits on a podium before an awards ceremony at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2011. Capt. Michael Bradley, a maintenance advisor from th More

The faces and stories of 30 U.S. service members and one U.S. military working dog killed in action Aug. 6 line a volleyball court, Sept. 3, at Kabul International Airport. Nearly 25 service members and civilia More

U.S. contractor Scott Hartz works on an Afghan C-27 Spartan at the Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011. Coalition forces here daily to set the conditions for a professional, fully ind More

A U.S. Air Force airman participates in a 9/11 5K run at Kabul International Airport, Sept. 11, 2011. Members here commemorated the 10th anniversary with many events including reading the names of the 9/11 vict More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Bouchee, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing first sergeant, raises the American flag at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. Airmen here honored vi More

U.S. Air Force airmen, assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, raise flags Sept. 11, 2011 at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Security forces airmen and volunteers raised flags throughout More

A group of Belgian soldiers sit atop their vehicle to get a good view of the Strongest Team competition at Kabul International Airport, Sept. 21. The competition was organized by the Belgian Force Protection un More

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

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter takes off from the runway at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2011.

Afghan Air Force airmen repair an Mi-17 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24.

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

U.S. Air Force Capt. Allen Smith, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, speaks with Polish Brig. Gen. Jan Gabrys, deputy commander, International Security Cooperation, onboard an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spar More

Airmen from the U.S. and Afghan air force at the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, play football at Kabul International Airport, Sept. 29, 2011. Coalition airmen work daily to set the conditions for a professional, More

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, sits on the runway at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2011. The F-15E had to make a More

Afghan air force airman perform morning drill practice before the start of the school day at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the AAF’s “Big Air School,” on the AAF base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2011.