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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Staff Sgt. Chris O’Neil, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, listens in during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, Religious and Cultural Affairs officer with the Afghan Air Force, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. During advising meetings outside a secured base, O’Neil provides security for the chaplain, who as a non-combatant does not carry a weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor (right), takes notes during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides coordination and advice on the organization of religious support in the developing Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Staff Sgt. Chris O’Neil, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, listens in during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, Religious and Cultural Affairs officer with the Afghan Air Force, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. During advising meetings outside a secured base, O’Neil provides security for the chaplain, who as a non-combatant does not carry a weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, (right) stands next to Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, the head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office, Sept.14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides training, assistance and advice on the organization of religious support in the developing AAF as the first air advisor chaplain in TAAC-Air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor to the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office (right), meets with his counterpart Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office (left), Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides assistance and advice to the RCA as the team grows to accommodate an increase in organizational size of the Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Engineers clear field

Capt. Erik Blum, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisor, directs an excavator from a trench during a field clearing mission at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. Civil engineer advisors took on the project to clear a field of reeds that had grown to an excess of 15 feet, preventing security forces members manning an entry control point from being able to properly view the surrounding area.
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Engineers clear field

Civil engineer advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) clear a field surrounding an entry control point at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. The team cleared an area of 350-meters long, 20-meters wide, and 7-meters deep of reeds that had grown in excess of 15 feet.
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Engineers clear field

Master Sgt. Thomas Ryan, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisor, starts an excavator before clearing reeds in a field at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. The excavator was loaned to TAAC-Air by the Afghan Air Force civil engineer squadron so that the area could be cleared of reeds that were preventing security forces members manning an entry control point from having a clear view of their surrounding area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Engineers clear field

Master Sgt. Thomas Ryan, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisor, operates an excavator while clearing reeds from a field at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. Ryan cleared an area about 350-meters long, 20-meters wide and 7-meters deep of reeds that had grown in excess of 15 feet tall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Engineers clear field

Capt. Erik Blum watches as Master Sgt. Thomas Ryan removes reeds from a 7-meter deep trench at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. The Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisors worked to clear a field of reeds in excess of 15-feet tall. The height of the vegetation had become a force protection concern for security forces personnel manning an entry control point who couldn't properly see past the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Afghan Air Force C-208 operations

An Afghan Air Force C-208 maintainer prepares the aircraft for flight at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Afghan Air Force flight line operations

An Afghan Air Force crew chief and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisor, prepare an aircraft for flight at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Shoulder-to-Shoulder in Afghanistan

Maj. Carl Miller, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) instructor pilot, goes through pre-flight checklists with his Afghan Air Force counterpart on a training mission at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2015. The TAAC-Air mission is to train, advise and assist the AAF to be a capable, professional and sustainable air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Shoulder-to-Shoulder in Afghanistan

A Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisor (left) and his Afghan Air Force counterpart (right) prepare the back of a C-130 for a mission at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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NATO Resolute Support

A Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) security forces members stands guard as an Afghan Air Force Mi17 helicopter takes off at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Air Force Capt. Eydie Sakura, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Public Affairs, adds sugar to her coffee at the Gratitude Café Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. The Gratitude Café was started two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Army Specialist William Krell and Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, both from the 442nd Engineer Company/Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) personal security detail team members, enjoys the Gratitude Café with co-workers. The concept was developed two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning at Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, 442nd Engineer Company/TAAC-Air personal security detail shift lead, enjoys a free cup of coffee at the Gratitude Café Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. The Gratitude Café was started two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Epstein, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) director of staff, pours U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Mark, 442nd Engineer Company/TAAC-Air personal security detail shift lead, a free cup of coffee at the Gratitude Café Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. The Gratitude Café was started two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Epstein, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) director of staff, serves free coffee at the Gratitude Café Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. The Gratitude Café was started two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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