Maj. Patrick Stovall, Thunder Lab flight simulator
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
Afghan Air Force 1st LTs Ahmad Fawad Haidari and Abdul
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
Afghan firefighters from the Afghan Air Force spray
Afghan firefighters from the Afghan Air Force spray down an C-27 during a training exercise at the Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. Coalition forces work the Afghan Air Force fire... 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.
Trucks carrying cargo trailers line up to have supplies
Trucks carrying cargo trailers line up to have supplies taken off at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2011. The trucks were making a routine delivery to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing.
Afghan air force females receive instructions prior
Afghan air force females receive instructions prior to a workout session at Kabul International Airport, Jan. 18, 2012. U.S. Air Force Capt. Vanessa Vanden Bout, a 29-year-old Force Support Squadron adviser wit... More
Italian army Gen. Salvatore Farina, commander, NATO
Italian army Gen. Salvatore Farina, commander, NATO JFC-Brunssum (right), talks U.S. Air Force Capt. Snyder (left), a C-208 pilot and advisor for the Afghan air force, during a visit to AAF and Train, Advise, ... More
Tech. Sgt. Toron Bordain, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory
Tech. Sgt. Toron Bordain, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, works with his Afghan Air Force counterparts to remove an engine panel for training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan... More
Members of the AAF and NATO load boxes of election
Members of the AAF and NATO load boxes of election ballots on the AAF Mi-17 during the first night operations mission, Sept. 28.
U.S. Air Force airmen, assigned to the 438th Air
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
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Liscomb preflights the
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Liscomb preflights the tail of an Mi-17 helicopter before a training flight, Oct. 30, 2012, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Liscomb is an advisor flight engineer d... More
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, Afghan Air Force
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, Afghan Air Force commander, speaks to students and leaders before 112 AAF students graduate from their year-long officer candidate school training at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee (P... More
The AAF aircrew and their Croatian advisors from NATO
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
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
NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan service members
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.
Members of the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan
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
Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Morford, flying crew chief
Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Morford, flying crew chief advisor, stationed out of Davis Monthan Air Force Base, sits with the four students of the flying air crew chiefs during a brief of the upcoming flight missi... More
Lt. Col Daryl Sassaman and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew
Lt. Col Daryl Sassaman and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Pescador, the current and next 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Thunder Lab officers-in-charge, cuts a framing stud during the building of a classroom at Shind... More
Afghan Air Force Life Support Personnel practice using
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.
An U.S. Air Force airman hands a piece of candy to
An U.S. Air Force airman hands a piece of candy to an Afghan child during a humanitarian site-survey mission directly outside of Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, March 22, 2012. The advisors’ focus is the rerout... More
Army Pathfinders of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th
Army Pathfinders of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, N.Y., disassemble a Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter in the Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The Pathfinders are tasked t... More
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (September 6, 2018)
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (September 6, 2018) a blade cuts through a runway as water is used to cool it during renovation operations, September 6, 2018, Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The construction i... More
Afghan Air Force airman Abdul Gahar, a crew chief,
Afghan Air Force airman Abdul Gahar, a crew chief, refuels an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Oct. 8. The helicopter was refueling after flying personn... More
Afghan Air Force Lt. Mohammed Ware Alavi gets thrown
Afghan Air Force Lt. Mohammed Ware Alavi gets thrown into a pool by his fellow student pilots after completing his first MD-530 helicopter solo flight, Oct. 16, 2012, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Ai... More
(Right) Col. Robert Epstein, Train, Advise, Assist
(Right) Col. Robert Epstein, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) director of staff, and (left) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, 442nd Engineer Company/TAAC-Air personal security detail shift lead, e... More
An Afghan Air Force MD-530 maintainer reassembles a
An Afghan Air Force MD-530 maintainer reassembles a component in an MD-530 February 14, 2018, at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. The AAF will add 30 MD-530 in the coming years as part of the overall AAF modernizat... More
Afghan air force Sgt. Zafar Khan, background, talks
Afghan air force Sgt. Zafar Khan, background, talks with Lt. Abdul Wasi about the first iteration of field training, Oct. 18, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. This was a culmination exercise of afghan se... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Ruehs looks over maintenance
U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Ruehs looks over maintenance forms for a C-27 Spartan before a training flight, Oct. 1, 2012 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Ruehs is a pilot deployed to the 538th Air Exp... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson programs a
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson programs a radio before a training flight, Oct. 23, 2012 at Kabul International Airport. Stimpson is an aerial gunner adviser, deployed to the 438th Air Expeditionary Squ... More
Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons, U.S. Air
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
Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary wing
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
Force management Airmen shape Afghan Air Force for fighting season 201...
Master Sgts. Neal Harris and Andrea Brown, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) force management advisors, meet with their Afghan Air Force counterpart Sept. 28, 2015, to discuss the AAF’s unit mannin... More
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a crowd of
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
Four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul,
Four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017, before the beginning of the 2017 fighting season. The aircraft will bolster the Afghan Air Force's inventory from eight to 1... More
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.
Afghan Air Force security forces members line up in
Afghan Air Force security forces members line up in formation for accountability before they headed to the firing range for training, Oct. 3, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The training was ... More
Afghan Air Force airmen work on the rotor of an Mi-17
Afghan Air Force airmen work on the rotor of an Mi-17 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 24.
Afghan military police practice on each other doing
Afghan military police practice on each other doing hands-on searching and handcuffing techniques Aug. 12, 2015, at the Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. This third and last phase of training was presented by Train,... More
Brig. Gen. Christopher Craige, commanding general of
Brig. Gen. Christopher Craige, commanding general of Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air (TAAC-Air), talks to several Afghan guests at an officer candidate school training ceremony at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee (PeH),... More
An Afghan Air Force crew chief marshals in one of four
An Afghan Air Force crew chief marshals in one of four A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft arriving for duty at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 20, 2017. The A-29s will be used by the Afghan Air F... More
Air Force lieutenants graduate from their first professional
Air Force lieutenants graduate from their first professional military course at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee present their graduation certificates from the Air Orientation Course. Graduation from this course is the fema... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Wood, 538th Air Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Wood, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, incoming commander, speaks to airmen of the 538th AEAS during a change of command ceremony at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, A... More
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 455th Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, for takeoff at Kabul... More
An Afghan Air Force A-29 taxis to a parking spot March
An Afghan Air Force A-29 taxis to a parking spot March 6, 2018, Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. The Pilots of the A-29 have proven their capability employing laser guided munitions during training scenarios. (U.S.... More
Brig. Gen. Tim Ray, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander,
Brig. Gen. Tim Ray, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, speaks to airmen of the 438th AEW during a change of command ceremony at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2011. Ray took ove... More
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (September 6, 2018)
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (September 6, 2018) The 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group structure team works on expanding the parking ramp, September 6, 2018, Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Once comple... More
Members of the Afghan air force secure an engine of
Members of the Afghan air force secure an engine of an AAF C-27 Spartan to an engine stand in the maintenance hangar at Kabul International Airport, Kabul Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Kelch checks
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Kelch checks out the firing range before weapons training, Oct. 3, 2012, at Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan. Kelch is the superintendent of the 438th Air Exped... More
Afghan Air Force maintainers inspect bomb components
Afghan Air Force maintainers inspect bomb components March 7, 2018, Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. Before parts are able to be used, AAF maintainers inspect each of them for flaws or defects. (U.S. Air Force phot... More
U.S. Air Force Capts. Mike Ruehs, left, and Dale Zimmerman,
U.S. Air Force Capts. Mike Ruehs, left, and Dale Zimmerman, right, looks over maintenance forms for a C-27 Spartan before a training flight, Oct. 1, 2012 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Ruehs and Z... More
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad tells
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad tells the pilot to start engines while on fire guard before a training flight, Oct. 23, 2012 at Kabul International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quint... More
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad, background,
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad, background, reloads his M240 machine gun, while U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson secures ammo cans to a Mi-17 helicopter Oct. 23, 2012 at Hunter Army Airfi... More
Dawn breaks over an Afghan Air Force AN-32 aircraft
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)
The Afghan Air Force accepts delivery of four Mi-17s
The Afghan Air Force accepts delivery of four Mi-17s V5 helicopters at the air force base in Kabul on Dec. 10.
Afghan Air Force Mi-17s can carry as much as 4,000
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
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Chouinard, an advisor
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
An Afghan Army commando carries a M821/M889 81mm high
An Afghan Army commando carries a M821/M889 81mm high explosive mortar cartridge which is used in an M252 81mm mortar system on the range at Forward Operating Base Thomas, Shindand, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2011.... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), clean the plaque at the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan... More
Afghan air force firefighters prepare to enter a burning
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
Members of the AAF and NATO load boxes of election
Members of the AAF and NATO load boxes of election ballots on the AAF Mi-17 during the first night operations mission, Sept. 28.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen David Goldfein, commander of
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
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Bazinet, adviser,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Bazinet, adviser, and Afghan air force Lt. Abdul Wasi talk about the first iteration of their field training exercise, Oct. 18, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. This was ... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Allvin, 438th Air
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Allvin, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, speaks to airmen of the 438th AEW during an awards ceremony at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2011. Cap... More
Afghan men pick though trash at the garbage dump on
Afghan men pick though trash at the garbage dump on Shindand Air Base, Shindand, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2011.
Afghan air force Sgt. Mohammad Noori, an Afghan Mi-17
Afghan air force Sgt. Mohammad Noori, an Afghan Mi-17 Helicopter flight engineer, smiles after being treated by the 502nd Dental Company, Area Support, 1st Medical Brigade, for a potentially life threatening or... More
Members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron
Members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron check the route of travel during a flight briefing, Sept. 29, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton... More
Airman 1st Class Phil Runge plays bass guitar during
Airman 1st Class Phil Runge plays bass guitar during a “Top Cover” performance at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the AAF’s “Big Air School,” on the AAF base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2011. “Top Cover” was performin... More
Afghan Air Force airmen clean the rotor blade of a
Afghan Air Force airmen clean the rotor blade of a Mi-17 helicopter in a maintenance hangar at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 26. The maintenance was being performed on the helicopter as... More
Members of the Afghan Air Force 81st Security Kandak
Members of the Afghan Air Force 81st Security Kandak listen to an operations brief before their field training exercise, Oct. 18, 2012 at Shindand AB, Afghanistan. This was a culmination exercise of Afghan Secu... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Zimmerman flies a C-27 Spartan
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Zimmerman flies a C-27 Spartan during a training flight, Oct. 1, 2012 over Afghanistan. Zimmerman is a pilot deployed to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron and assigned to. (... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Ruehs goes over the flight
U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Ruehs goes over the flight plan with his Afghan Air Force counterpart Maj. Azimy, Oct. 1, 2012, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Ruehs is a pilot deployed to the 538th Air ... More
An Afghan Air Force MD-530 hover taxis to the flight
An Afghan Air Force MD-530 hover taxis to the flight line before the start of a mission February 18, 2018, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. The role of the MD-530 is to provide ground forces the freedom to co... More
An Afghan air force security forces member receives
An Afghan air force security forces member receives shooting techniques from U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Wright during live-fire training, Oct. 3, 2012, at Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan... More
Maj. Sean Cutler, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air,
Maj. Sean Cutler, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, 441th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron director of operations and C-208 pilot advisor, watches over Afghan Air Force C-208 pilots during simulator trainin... More
Afghan air force security forces soldier Said Ahmad
Afghan air force security forces soldier Said Ahmad has a cigarette and listens to the debrief after a field training exercise, Oct. 18, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. This was a culmination exercise o... More
A member of the Afghan Air Force sprays down the side
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
AF Recruiter Shaping Afghan Air Force Future
Master Sergeant Patrick Cone (center), 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Education and Training superintendent, is a member of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) working out of Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul.
Afghan Air Force member (left) does professional military
Afghan Air Force member (left) does professional military knowledge training on a general purpose machine gun for part of his training to be a flying air crew chief in the Afghan Air Force in Shindand, Afghanis... More
An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force
An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., sits on the runway at the Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2011.
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Chambers, a flight engineer with
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Chambers, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, performs a walk around inspection of an Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopter prior to a supply flight over norther... More
Gen. Peter Bartram, Chief of Defense – Denmark, visited
Gen. Peter Bartram, Chief of Defense – Denmark, visited Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) July 30, 2015, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximately 600 TAAC-Air coalitio... More
Mongolian Air Force airmen participate in thier traditional
Mongolian Air Force airmen participate in thier traditional garb during "Mongolian National Day" at the Kabul International Airport July 8. Mongolian National Day is the day Mongolians celebrate their 2220th an... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Liscomb preflights an
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tom Liscomb preflights an Mi-17 helicopter before a training flight, Oct. 30, 2012, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Liscomb is an advisor flight engineer deployed to ... More
Lt. Col. Wayne McCaskill is recognized by Afghan Air
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
Afghan Air Force Lt. Habibala Amani goes through preflight
Afghan Air Force Lt. Habibala Amani goes through preflight checklist before an Mi-17 helicopter training flight, Oct. 30, 2012, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. ... More
American advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air
American advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) flew a three ship MD-530 Cayuse Warrior training mission Aug. 25, 2016. The group left Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, and fl... More
Afghan Air Force airmen work on the rotor of an Mi-17
Afghan Air Force airmen work on the rotor of an Mi-17 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 24.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy,
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
Master Sgt. Charles Jenkins, a plans and scheduling
Master Sgt. Charles Jenkins, a plans and scheduling maintenance operations control center and main debrief adviser with the 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, teaches a phase flow management class to Af... More
Afghan Air Force pilots take part in a pre-flight brief
Afghan Air Force pilots take part in a pre-flight brief prior to taking off with an all-Afghan crew for combat missions Sept. 27, 2015. The crews took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghani... More
Members of the Security Force Kandak graduate from
Members of the Security Force Kandak graduate from the Fly Away training on Oct. 4.
Tech. Sgt. Jin Yum, an intermediate maintenance section
Tech. Sgt. Jin Yum, an intermediate maintenance section or system adviser with the 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, measures the adjustments on an Afghan Mi-17 Helicopter flight control servo at Kanda... More
Afghan air force student pilot Lt. Mohammed Horron
Afghan air force student pilot Lt. Mohammed Horron Asifi receives a lay and congratulations after completing his solo flight in a MD-530, Oct. 16, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. Asifi is one of three p... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Tom Liscomb, left, and Mike
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Tom Liscomb, left, and Mike Dinicola, right, test fire their M240-B machine guns during an Mi-17 helicopter training flight, Oct. 30, 2012, over Afghanistan. Liscomb and Dinicola are ... More
The sun sets over Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopters
The sun sets over Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopters at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2011.
Afghan Air Force airmen clean the rotor blade of a
Afghan Air Force airmen clean the rotor blade of a Mi-17 helicopter in a maintenance hangar at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 26. The maintenance was being performed on the helicopter as... More
Afghan air force student pilots (in the pool) Lt's.
Afghan air force student pilots (in the pool) Lt's. Naihim Asadi, left, Mohammed Wares Alavi, middle, and Mohammed Horron Asifi pose for pictures with there instructors, student pilots, and leadership after co... More
Afghan Air Force A-29 maintainers manuver a bomb in
Afghan Air Force A-29 maintainers manuver a bomb in place before attaching it to an Afghan A-29 March 6, 2018, Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. All training for AAF ammunition operations is conducted in country by ... More
Afghan air force security forces Sgt. Nagi Bullah runs
Afghan air force security forces Sgt. Nagi Bullah runs through smoke after a simulated attack during a field training exercise, Oct. 18, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. This was a culmination exercise o... More
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad gives
Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad gives a thumbs up to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson, not pictured, before firing a M240 from an Mi-17 helicopter during a training flight, Oct. 23, 2012 a... More