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First Afghan Air Force UH-60s arrive to Kandahar

A U.S. Air Force C-17 loadmaster assigned to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., prepares two Afghan Air Force UH-60 helicopters for unloading Sept. 18, 2017, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. These are the first UH-60s to be delivered to Afghanistan for the modernization of the AAF and development of a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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First Afghan Air Force UH-60s arrive to Kandahar

A U.S. Air Force C-17 loadmaster assigned to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., prepares two Afghan Air Force UH-60 helicopters for unloading Sept. 18, 2017, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. These are the first UH-60s to be delivered to Afghanistan for the recapitalization of the AAF and development of a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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First Afghan Air Force UH-60s arrive to Kandahar

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air advisors observe as an Afghan Air Force UH-60 is unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster, Sept. 18, 2017, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The TAAC-Air advisors have worked closely with their Afghan counterparts to prepare for the modernization of the AAF, as the service transitions from Mi-17s to UH-60s. These are the first AAF UH-60s to arrive in country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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First Afghan Air Force UH-60s arrive to Kandahar

U.S. Air Force Col. Armando Fiterre, the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander, Train, Advise, Assist, Command-Air, watches as the first Afghan Air Force UH-60 helicopter is unloaded off a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster, Sept. 18, 2017, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The UH-60 arrival is part of the modernization efforts of the AAF. The plan involves seven different weapon systems, 14 program offices and more than 20 major contracts. TAAC-Air will oversee training of AAF pilots and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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First Afghan Air Force UH-60s arrive to Kandahar

An Afghan Air Force UH-60 is towed as two AAF A-29s taxi for take-off Sept. 18, 2017, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The UH-60 was the first to arrive in Afghanistan as part of modernization efforts to transition the AAF to a more sustainable and modern helicopter fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Hicks visits Mazar-e-Sharif

Lt. Col. Dan Craig, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) engineer, briefs Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and TAAC-Air commander, and Afghan Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab, during a visit to Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, July 21, 2016. Craig took the group to look at aircraft ramp projects in support of future AAF operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)
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Hicks visits Mazar-e-Sharif

Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) commander, taxis an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, July 21, 2016. Hicks and Afghan Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab visited multiple leaders during a visit to the TAAC-North Headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)
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Hicks visits Mazar-e-Sharif

Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) commander, and Afghan Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab, visited multiple leaders at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, July 21, 2016. Hicks piloted an A-29 Super Tucano to the TAAC-North Headquarters where he first met with German Brig. Gen. Hartmut Renk, TAAC-North commander. Hicks was joined at the office call by Wahab who also flew to Mazar-e-Sharif in an A-29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)
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