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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather A. Wilson, center, listens to Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, during an official visit to the Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson toured Afghan Air Force facilities during her first official visit to country to learn about the progress and challenges of the joint warfighting efforts of Afghan and U.S. Airmen in support of the Resolute Support mission. Stewart is the commander of TAAC-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, introduces Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to U.S. and Afghan Airmen during a visit to the Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air work side-by-side with their Afghan counterparts to establish and expand operational capabilities of the Afghan Air Force. Stewart is the commander of TAAC-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and shared progress of the joint training and warfighting efforts of the Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Afghan Brig. Gen. Mohammed Shoaib, the commander of the Afghan Air Force, right, greets Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, on the Kabul Air Wing flightline Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson visited the AAF facilities and NATO's Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air on her first official visit to Afghanistan to survey the progress of the various AAF missions and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, and Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, center, visit U.S. and Afghan Airmen at Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leaders of the Afghan Air Force and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air shared progress of the joint warfighting efforts during a visit of Afghan Air Force facilities. Hecker is the commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan and director of U.S. Air Forces Central Command's Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, center right, listens to Afghan aviators during a visit to the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson travelled to Kabul to visit Afghan and U.S. Airmen who work together to build new capabilities of the Afghan Air Force as part of the Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, leads a tour of maintenance facilities of the Kabul Air Wing for Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Stewart is the commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and shared progress of the training and expansion of Afghan Air Force capabilities with the visiting officials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, center, engages with Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson’s visit offered an opportunity for U.S. Airmen assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and their Afghan counterparts in various career fields to meet with the services senior leaders to share successes and assess challenges of their current mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein listens to Afghan and U.S. Airmen during a visit to the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Goldfein visited Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the Afghan Air Force to survey changes and progress of the joint training and warfighting efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

A local Afghan reporter films as an Afghan Air Force member communicates on the ground with an A-29 Super Tucano pilot over radio communications near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Maj. Chris Larson, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) air-to-ground integration lead advisors, coordinates information with his Afghan Air Force counterpart before a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Afghan Air Force members communicate from the ground with an A-29 Super Tucano pilot over radio communications near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano drops training munitions on a target during live-fire training exercise held by Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer assist an AAF pilot with start-up procedures on Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer provides power to the aircraft using aerospace ground equipment at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform avionics checks on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Master Sgt. C.J. Virgil, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron ammunitions advisor, trains with an Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from TAAC-Air and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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